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Depletion of two-level systems in highly stable glasses with different molecular ordering
Recent findings of structural glasses with extremely high kinetic and thermodynamic stability have attracted much attention. The question has been...
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Course 6: Glasses, Replicas and All That
In these lectures I will review the approach to glasses based on the replica formalism. Many of the physical ideas are very similar to those of older... -
Synthesis, structural, optical properties and dielectric spectroscopy of nickel-doped lead borate glasses
The influence of nickel-oxide (NiO) addition on the structural, optical, physical properties, and dielectric spectroscopy of lead-borated glass...
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The wettability of metallic glasses: a review
Metallic glasses, displaying extraordinary physical and chemical properties, have garnered robust research enthusiasm. Inspired by the exceptional...
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The Specific Heat of Astro-materials: Review of Theoretical Concepts, Materials, and Techniques
We provide detailed background, theoretical and practical, on the specific heat of minerals and mixtures thereof, ‘astro-materials,’ as well as...
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Equilibrium (ETG) and Non-equilibrium (NETG) Thermodynamic Theory of Glasses
After further grounding on quantum mechanics and statistical physics the approach adopted in Part II (Chap. 8... -
General Thermodynamic Approach to Describe the Kinetics of Thermal Effects in High-Entropy Metallic Glasses
A method is proposed to calculate thermal effects induced by the heat treatment of high-entropy metallic glasses within the general thermodynamic...
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Structure role of cesium bromide in calcium silicate glasses and glass ceramics
To make the interpretation of the complex x CsBr.(100 − x )(CaO:SiO 2 ) glasses easier to study, the structure of glasses in a binary composition CaO–SiO 2 ...
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Structure and crystallization behavior of binary silver tellurite glasses and glass ceramics
Using Raman spectroscopy in conjunction with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron micrographs (TEM-EDP), and scanning electron microscopy...
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The impact of gallium ions on borosilicate glasses for structural, optical and biological applications
This study demonstrates the significant impact of gallium ions on the local structure and physical, optical, and biological properties of...
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Synergistic effect of zirconia reinforcement in SrTiO3-borosilicate glasses for radiation shielding applications
Radiation shielding plays a crucial role in safeguarding human health, and ongoing research is exploring alternative materials for this vital...
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Spectroscopic and TL properties of Sm2O3 doped lead silicate glasses containing alumina and antimony oxides
The present investigation, aimed to prepare lead silicate glasses doped with samarium ions and to study it’s structure, elastic, spectroscopic and...
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Tuning of third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility of Eu3+ doped alkali borate glasses in visible region by embedding gold nanoparticles
Alkali borate-based glasses containing Eu 2 O 3 embedded with different concentration of AuCl 3 were fabricated by melting and quenching process. The...
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Acoustic Studies of the Melting and Crystallization of Eutectic Gallium–Silver Alloys in Porous Glasses
The paper presents the results of acoustic studies of the melting and crystallization of Ag–Ga alloys with a silver content of 1.5 and 3 at %...
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Heat Transfer
This chapter solves problems on heat transferHeat transfer by conductionConduction, convectionConvection, and radiationRadiation. For... -
Impact of variation of TeO2 on the thermal properties of lead borate glasses doped with Pr2O3
A study of variation of tellurium dioxide (TeO 2 ) on the thermal properties, of lead borate glasses are reported here with different compositions of...
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Ultrastable glasses: new perspectives for an old problem
Ultrastable glasses (mostly prepared from the vapor phase under optimized deposition conditions) represent a unique class of materials with low...
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Structural and optical properties of Eu3+-doped sol–gel silica–soda glasses
Rare earths (REs) incorporated in glasses, mostly in the form of RE 3+ ions, have several applications such as lasers and optical amplifiers, spectral...
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Internal modification morphologies in glasses irradiated by nanosecond laser pulses
The absorption and heat accumulation of successive laser pulses with nanosecond pulsed width and small numerical aperture focused in the glasses...
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Formation of a Conducting Phase in Porous Glasses
A method of embedding a conductive phase into porous glass is proposed for increasing the conductivity of high-resistance samples. The method is...