Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1483698 Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2006 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

A detailed analysis of the reflectance and transmittance spectra of a set of glasses allowed retrieval, besides the optical functions, of quantitative information on the structural changes occurring in the calcium silicate glass system. The occurrence of a threshold around 46% of CaO content is confirmed and is connected to the appearance in the glass structure of a new configuration of calcium cations. It was also shown that the calcium cations that exceeds the compositional threshold does not act as modifiers of the silicate network since they form Ca–O–Ca bonds in the glass structure. Obvious changes occurring at the threshold in the physical or chemical properties can be understood in the light of the structural changes observed in the system.

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