Structure of binary alkaline earth vanadate glasses: An x-ray and neutron diffraction investigation

U. Hoppe, R. Kranold, J. M. Lewis, C. P. O'Brien, H. Feller, S. Feller, M. Affatigato, J. Neuefeind, A. C. Hannon

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Abstract

Structural changes in a series of calcium vanadate glasses with molar ratios R=n(CaO)/n(V2O5) from 0.3 to 1.5 and of Sr and Ba vanadate glasses of selected compositions are studied by x-ray and neutron diffraction experiments. A significant decrease of the total V-O coordination number from 4.5±0.1 to 3.9±0.1 is observed with increasing CaO fractions. In this process the three dimensional network formed of VO 5 and VO4 units is transformed to chains of VO4 units where the VOn groups are mainly linked by corners. The Ca-O coordination numbers of ∼6.5+0.5 of the Ca-O first neighbour peaks at 0.241 nm are independent of composition. Different front the x-ray structure factors of the Ca and Sr metavanadate glasses R=1 that of the corresponding Ba metavanadate glass shows a prepeak. Also the mean V-V first neighbour distance of this Ba glass is longer (∼0.35 nm) than those of the Ca and Sr metavanadate glasses (∼0.33 nm).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)272-279
Number of pages8
JournalPhysics and Chemistry of Glasses
Volume44
Issue number4
StatePublished - Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

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