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The effects of a magnetic field on the crystallization of a fluorozirconate glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Dennis S. Tucker*
Affiliation:
Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812
Michael R. Lapointe
Affiliation:
Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama 35812
Zhiyong Jia
Affiliation:
Materials and Information Technology (MINT) Center, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: dr.dennis.tucker@nasa.gov
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Abstract

An axial magnetic field of 0.1 T was applied to ZrF4–BaF2–LaF3–AlF3NaF fibers during heating to the glass crystallization temperature. Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction were used to identify crystal phases. It was shown that fibers exposed to the magnetic field did not crystallize, while fibers not exposed to the field did crystallize. A hypothesis based on magnetic work was proposed to explain the results, and was tested by measuring the magnetic susceptibilities of the glass and crystal.

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