Abstract

Na2O-B2O3-SiO2 glass plate phase separated in spinodal was partially remelted and homogenized by laser heating. As heat generation source, 0.8 mol% NiO was added to absorb continuous-wave laser with λ=1064 nm. After acid leaching, borate phase with NiO was remaining partially in laser irradiated area. Smooth, non-porous surface was found at cross section of laser irradiated area below surface, and nano-scale porous structure was found at non-irradiated area observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) spectra revealed that Ni2+ in laser irradiated area showed coordination change from 6 coordinated octahedral to 5 coordinated in square pyramid along with apparent color change from green to brown. Similar change was observed in water-quenched specimen from 1000°C. Ni2+ transition gave additional structural information in phase separate / homogeneous glass, which was difficult to be distinguished by spectroscopy which focuses on covalent bonding of glass network.

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