Experimental Evidence of Self-Limited Growth of Nanocrystals in Glass

被引:144
作者
Bhattacharyya, Somnath [1 ]
Bocker, Christian [2 ]
Heil, Tobias [3 ]
Jinschek, Jorg R. [4 ]
Hoeche, Thomas [1 ]
Ruessel, Christian [2 ]
Kohl, Helmut [3 ]
机构
[1] Leibniz Inst Oberflachenmodifizierung eV, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Univ Jena, Otto Schott Inst, D-07743 Jena, Germany
[3] Univ Munster, Inst Phys, D-48149 Munster, Germany
[4] FEI Co, Europe Nanoport, NL-5651 GG Eindhoven, Netherlands
关键词
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; CERAMICS; LAF3;
D O I
10.1021/nl901283r
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Growth of nanocrystals precipitated in glasses with specific compositions can be effectively limited by diffusion barriers forming around crystallites. For the first time, we do experimentally prove this concept of self-limited growth on the nanoscale for a SiO2/Al2O3/Na2O/K2O/BaF2 glass in which BaF2 nanocrystals are formed. As shown by advanced analytical transmission electron microscopy techniques, the growth of these BaF2 crystals, having great potential for photonic applications, is inherently limited by the formation of a ca. 1 nm wide SiO2 shell.
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页码:2493 / 2496
页数:4
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