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Evidence for Local Atomic Strain in Pb-Doped Heavy-Metal Fluoride Glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

L. Niu
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
A. R. Kortan
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
N. Kopylov
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
P. H. Citrin
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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Abstract

Near-edge and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS and EXAFS) measurements have been made as a function of Pb dopant concentration to study the changes in local geometric and electronic structure in several heavy-metal fluoride glasses (Zr/Ba/La/Al/Na, or ZBLAN). A strong correlation is found between the observed glass instability for Pb concentrations > 10% and the structural changes that are measured exclusively around the Ba atoms. Implications of these novel findings are examined in light of the present understanding of these complex glass systems.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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