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The Effect of Metal Impregnation on the Microstructure of Porous Vycor Glass

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

D. Sunil
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
J. Sokolov
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
M. H. Rafailovich
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
E. Mendoza
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
E. Wolkow
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
H. D. Gafney
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11367. G.G. Long NIST, Gaithersberg, MD 20899. P. Jemian Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 and A. L. Hanson Brookhaven National Labs., Upton, NY
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It has recently been demonstrated that highly resolved images can be produced by photochemical deposition of metal oxides in porous Vycor glass. This process has potential applications to the development of integrated optics in glass since it enables one to deposit in the same material refractive index patterns of optically and electro-magnetically active adsorbates. In order to learn in more detail about the interaction of the metal oxides with the glass, we impregnated porous Vycor glass (PVC) with tin or iron oxides and analyzed the samples with electron microscopy, x-ray microprobe analysis, and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). The results indicate that even though both oxides produce images of comparable resolution (approx 1μ), the interaction with the glass surface and particulate distribution is different for the two oxides. In particular, the Sn oxide appears to chemically modify the glass surface and prevents its consolidation.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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