Abstract
Stuffed aluminosilicate quartz solid solutions (Qss) represent the main functional component of state-of-the-art zero-thermal-expansion glass-ceramics. For the first time, we present the synthesis of Li-, Mg- and Zn-free Qss solely stuffed with transition metal cations (Fe 2+ , Ni 2+ , Co 2+ ); partial Li + co-doping enables also significant Mn 2+ incorporation. They were obtained by glass powder crystallization; Qss crystals exhibit compositionally tunable coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs), from -2×10 -6 K -1 to ~10×10 -6 K -1 in the range 30–300 °C. Co 2+ -bearing crystals exhibit the closest-to-zero CTE value (0.2×10 -6 K -1 ) and the most isotropic behavior in the whole Qss family, opening up new perspectives for the development of Li-free low-expansion materials. From a structural point of view, we identified the unit cell volume (and not the pseudo-hexagonality of the aluminosilicate framework) as the key structural parameter leading to low or negative CTEs in Qss, with a linear correlation extending to non-stuffed non-silicate quartz-like phases.
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