Abstract
The transparent glass-ceramics obtained in the silicate system Na 2O/K 2O/SiO 2/BaF 2 show homogeneously dispersed BaF 2 nano crystals with a narrow size distribution. The X-ray diffraction and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were applied to glasses and the respective glass-ceramics in order to clarify the crystallization mechanism and the role of fluorine during crystallization. With an increasing annealing time, the concentration and also the number of crystals remain approximately constant. With an increasing annealing temperature, the crystalline fraction increases until a saturation limit is reached, while the number of crystals decreases and the size of the crystals increases. Fluoride in the glassy network occurs as Al–F–Ba, Al–F–Na and also as Ba–F structures. The latter are transformed into crystalline BaF 2 and fluoride is removed from the Al–F–Ba/Na bonds. However, some fluorine is still present in the glassy phase after the crystallization.
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