ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Zinc coordination environment in zinc aluminosilicate (ZAS) glass

Abstract: A combination of high real-space resolution neutron diffraction and 27Al and 29Si NMR will be used to measure the structure of glassy ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2. The focus will be on cuts across the glass forming region of the ternary phase diagram in which the ZnO:Al2O3 ratio is varied at constant SiO2 content. The strategy is aimed at maximising change to the Zn-O coordination number which can vary from 4 to 6, i.e., Zn has the capability to transform its identity from a network former to a network modifier. The results will provide a complete picture for the inter-dependence of the local Zn, Si and Al coordination environments on composition for a model system in glass engineering.

Principal Investigator: Professor Phil Salmon
Experimenter: Miss Rita Silva
Experimenter: Mr Lawrence Gammond
Local Contact: Dr Alex Hannon
Experimenter: Dr Bruce Aitken
Experimenter: Dr Anita Zeidler
Experimenter: Mr Alex Brandon-Bravo
Experimenter: Miss Olivia de Sousa Costa

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1820506

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1820506

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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