Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8014835 | Materials Letters | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A series of amorphous spheres with nominal compositions of (1âx)LaGaO3-xTiO2 (xâ¯=â¯0, 0.625, 0.650, 0.675, 0.700, 0.725, 0.740) have been successfully prepared by containerless solidification. It is found that the LaGaO3-TiO2 system has an extremely wide glass-forming region of 0.625â¯â¤â¯xâ¯â¤â¯0.740; in this region, transparent amorphous spheres of diameter approximately 2-4â¯mm can be obtained. The maximum difference between Tg and Tx (ÎTâ¯=â¯Txâ¯ââ¯Tg) exceeds 80â¯Â°C. The as-prepared amorphous materials exhibit a high refractive index of 2.49 for xâ¯=â¯0.740 and a transmittance exceeding 70% in the visible light range. The refractive index can be tuned by adjusting the amount of TiO2. These findings show great promise for the application of LaGaO3-TiO2 systems as high refractive index materials and open up avenues for the exploration of novel potential optical components.
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Authors
Ying Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Xiwei Qi, Min Zhang, Yaohang Gu,