Abstract
The structures of four different Ba-silicate glasses were analysed applying a broad spectrum of diffraction and spectroscopic methods, atomic force microscopy and computer simulations. This collaborative study offers new insights into the influence of the network modifier BaO. 3 at.% carbon were incorporated into two of the glasses with the intention to obtain additional information about the effect of partial substitution of carbon for oxygen on the considered structures. A structure model for Ba-silicate glasses with compositions close to BaSi 2O 5 is discussed that differs with respect to other models proposed in previous studies. We propose that [SiO 4] tetrahedra do not exclusively form six-membered rings, but also considerable numbers of smaller rings arranged in (slightly) folded layers which alternate with barium layers and/or barium chains. Additionally, the occurrence of tetrahedral chains, possibly isolated rings and of regions in which the [SiO 4] tetrahedra form a silica-like network is assumed.
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