title: Doping of glass with lithium ion.
abstract: Doping of glass with lithium ion can be accomplished by exposing the glass to a solution of organic solvent containing a soluble lithium ion salt, such as LiBr and a small amount of water. Under such conditions, the activity of solvated Li+ is very high causing it to partition into the hydrated glass surface. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy and atomic absorption spectroscopy have been used to monitor the partitioning between glass and organic phase, respectively.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, USA.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moakes
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bottomley
authors.forename: Jiri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janata