title: Structural properties of fluorozirconate-based glass ceramics doped with multivalent europium.
abstract: The structure/property relationships of fluorochlorozirconate glass ceramics as a function of divalent and trivalent europium (Eu) co-doping and thermal processing have been investigated; the influence of doping ratio on the formation of barium chloride (BaCl(2)) nanocrystals therein was elucidated. X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy shows that the post-thermal annealing changes the Eu valence of the as-poured glass slightly, but during the melting process Eu(3+) is more strongly reduced to Eu(2+), in particular, when doped as a chloride instead of fluoride compound. The Eu(2+)-to-Eu(3+) doping ratio also plays a significant role in chemical equilibrium in the melt. X-ray diffraction measurements indicate that a higher Eu(2+) fraction leads to a BaCl(2) phase transition from hexagonal to orthorhombic structure at a lower temperature.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paßlick
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lützenkirchen-Hecht
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frahm
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schweizer