Oxynitride glasses

Stuart Hampshire, Michael J. Pomeroy

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Abstract

Oxynitride glasses are grain boundary phases within silicon nitride ceramics. The desire to understand their nature led to various investigations on oxynitride glass formation, structure, properties, and crystallization. This paper provides a review of oxynitride glasses and outlines the effect of glass chemistry, including nitrogen contents and cation ratios, on properties such as glass transition temperature, Young's modulus, and viscosity and relates this to structural features within the glass. A short outline of crystallization of oxynitride glasses to form glass-ceramics is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-163
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
Volume5
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2008

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