Nano-glass ceramics : processing, properties and applications / / Vahak Marghussian

• Autore: Marghussian Vahak
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England ; ; Waltham, Massachusetts : , : William Andrew, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 660.284298
• Soggetto topico: Glass-ceramics; Nanostructured materials
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Nano-Glass Ceramics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Glass Crystallization; 1.1 Nucleation in Glass; 1.1.1 Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.1.1.1 Theoretical Background; 1.1.1.2 Experimental Studies of Homogeneous Nucleation; 1.1.2 Heterogeneous Nucleation; 1.1.2.1 Theoretical Background; 1.1.2.1.1 General Considerations; 1.1.2.1.2 Epitaxy in Heterogeneous Nucleation of Glasses; 1.1.2.1.3 The Effect of Glass-in-Glass Phase Separation on Heterogeneous Nucleation; 1.1.2.2 Experimental Studies of Heterogeneous Nucleation ; 1.1.2.2.1 Heterogeneous Nucleation in the Presence of Phase Separation in Glass1.1.2.2.2 Crystal Nucleation in the Absence of Phase Separation in Glass; 1.1.2.2.3 Secondary Crystallization; 1.1.2.2.4 Determination of the Optimum Nucleation Temperature and Time; 1.1.2.2.5 Determination of the Type and Amount of Effective Nucleating Agents by DTA; 1.1.2.2.6 Determination of Crystal Nucleation rates; Particle Counting Method; Thermal Analysis Methods; 1.1.3 Nonclassical Theories of Crystal Nucleation in Glass; 1.1.3.1 General Considerations; 1.1.3.2 Phenomenological Models ; 1.1.3.3 Density Functional Theory1.2 Crystal Growth in Glass; 1.2.1 Theoretical Background; 1.2.1.1 Normal Growth Model; 1.2.1.2 The Screw Dislocation Growth Model; 1.2.1.3 2D Surface-Nucleated Growth; 1.2.1.3.1 Jackson's Model for the Interface; 1.2.2 Experimental Studies of Crystal Growth in Glass; 1.3 Alternative Mechanisms of Glass Crystallization at Low Temperatures; 1.4 Overall Glass Crystallization Kinetics; 1.4.1 Theoretical Background; 1.4.2 Experimental Studies of the Crystallization Kinetics in Glass; 1.5 Concluding Remarks; 2 Optical Properties of Nano-Glass Ceramics ; 2.1 Theoretical Background of Transparency2.2 Application of Optical Nano-Glass Ceramics; 2.2.1 Low Thermal Expansion Glass Ceramics; 2.2.1.1 Structure, Properties, and Application of Stuffed β-Quartzss Glass Ceramics; 2.2.1.2 Processing of Stuffed β-Quartzss Glass Ceramics; 2.2.2 Luminescent Glass Ceramics; Theoretical Background; Laser Applications; Frequency Up-Conversion; Amplification at 1.3 and 1.5μm; Solar Energy Applications; Most Common Luminescent Glass Ceramics; 2.2.2.1 Transparent Mullite Glass Ceramics ; Structure, Optical Properties, and Application of Transparent Mullite Glass CeramicsProcessing of Mullite Glass Ceramics; 2.2.2.2 Spinel Glass Ceramics; Properties and Application of Transparent Spinel Glass Ceramics; Broadband Optical Amplifiers and Tunable Lasers; Passive Q-switchers; Processing of Spinel Glass Ceramics; 2.2.2.3 Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics; Processing of Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics; General Considerations; Properties and Application of Fluorescent Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics; Up-Conversion Fluorescent Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics; Other Host Nano-Crystals ; Down-Conversion Fluorescent Oxyfluoride Glass Ceramics
• Sommario/riassunto: First book covering all aspects of nano-crystalline glass ceramics - one-stop reference source for researchers and engineers in a broad range of industries such as Biomedical devices and Optoelectronics
• Titolo autorizzato: Nano-glass ceramics
• ISBN: 0-323-35432-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818382303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Micro & nano technologies.