Influence of morphology and processing on XPS characterisation of SrO-Ca-ZnO-SiO2 glass

F. R. Laffir, A. W. Wren, M. R. Towler

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    Abstract

    A study was conducted to demonstrate the influence of morphology and processing on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) characterization SrO-Ca-ZnO-SiO2 glass. The glass formulation being investigated was originally synthesized for developing a novel glass polyalkenoate cement (GPC). High resolution photoelectron spectra of Zn 2p, Ca 2p, Sr 3d, Si 2p, O 1s, and C 1s were recorded for the different forms of glass. It was observed that there was preferential enrichment of Zn2+ with an increase in the proportion of NBO for the investigated BT101 glass. The relative atomic concentration of Zn in BT101 glass was high and resulted in a steeper diffusion gradient. Zn2+ Zn2+ was small as compared to Ca 2+, revealing that smaller cations migrated and enriched the surface.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3102-3105
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Materials Science
    Volume45
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

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