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

  • Dennis S. Tucker
  • , Michael R. Lapointe
  • , Zhiyong Jia

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1431-1434
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Research
Volume22
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2007

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