A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods

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A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods. / Qiu, Dong; Martin, Richard A.; Knowles, Jonathan C. et al.
In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Vol. 356, No. 9-10, 15.03.2010, p. 490-494.

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Qiu, D, Martin, RA, Knowles, JC, Smith, ME & Newport, RJ 2010, 'A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods', Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 356, no. 9-10, pp. 490-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2009.12.016

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Qiu, D., Martin, R. A., Knowles, J. C., Smith, M. E., & Newport, R. J. (2010). A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 356(9-10), 490-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2009.12.016

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Qiu D, Martin RA, Knowles JC, Smith ME, Newport RJ. A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 2010 Mar 15;356(9-10):490-494. doi: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2009.12.016

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Qiu, Dong ; Martin, Richard A. ; Knowles, Jonathan C. et al. / A comparative study of the structure of sodium borophosphates made by sol–gel and melt-quench methods. In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 2010 ; Vol. 356, No. 9-10. pp. 490-494.

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abstract = "The atomic scale structure of sodium borophosphates made by the sol–gel method is compared to those made by the melt-quench method. It is found that although the sol–gel generated materials have a higher tendency towards crystallization, they nevertheless show a qualitatively similar crystallization trend with composition to their melt-quench analogues; the progressive introduction of boron oxide into the phosphate network initially inhibits then promotes crystallization. At the composition associated with the most stable amorphous sodium borophosphate (20 mol% boron oxide), it is found that the atomic scale structure of the sol–gel synthesized network glass is almost identical to that of the corresponding melt-quenched one.",

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KW - X-ray diffraction

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