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DEDICATION
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
PREFACE
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definitions of Glass
1.3 Differences Between Crystalline and Amorphous Solids
Fig.l Schematic representation of (a) ordered crystalline form and (b) random network amorphous form of the same composition.
1.4 Formation of Glasses
1.4.1Thermodynamics of glass formation
Fig.l.2. Volume-temperature characteristics for crystal, liquid and glass.
1.4.2 Glass or network formers and network modifiers
Fig.1.3. Two-dimensional network of sodium-silicate glass.
1.5 Kinetics of Glass Formation
Fig.1.4 Dependence of rate of crystallizationu of an undercooled liquid on temperature.
1.6 Preparation of Amorphous Materials (Glasses)
(i) Thermal evaporation
(ii) Melt-quenching technique
Fig.1.5. Schematic diagram of melt-spinning technique.
Fig.1.6. schematic diagram of roller-quenching technique
(iii) Sputtering
(iv) Glow-discharge decomposition
(v) Chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
(vi) Sol-gel method
1.7 Types of Glasses
Table 1.1. Classification of glass forming materials interms of chemical bonding
(i) Oxide glasses
(ii) Chalcogenide glasses
(iii) Metallic glasses
1.8 Structure of Glasses
1.8.1 Structure of silicate glasses
1.8.2 Structure of borate glasses
Fig.l.10. Structural groupings in borate glasses.
Boron oxide anomaly
1.9 Research Work Undertaken in the Present Investigation
References
2. EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Preparation of Glass Samples
2.3 Measurement of d.c Conductivity
Fig. 2.1 Quenching device used for the preparation of glass samples.
Fig. 2.2 Cross-Sectional view of the conductivity cell.
Fig.2.3. Block diagram of the experimental set up for themeasurement of d.c conductivity using KeithleyElectrometer.
Fig. 2.4 Circuit diagram for the measurement of d.cconductivity.
2.4 Measurement of Dielectric Constant and a.c Conductivity
2.5 Ultrasonic Measurements
Pulse-echo overlap (PEO) method
Fig. 2.5 Pulse-echo overlap system.
Fig. 2.6 Overlapped broadband echoes from the pulse echo overlap system.
2.6 Laser Raman Spectroscopy
References
3. D.C.CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES ON CaO-B2O3-Al203-Na2O AND CaO-B203-Al203-Fe203 GLASS SYSTEMS
3.1 Introduction
PART I REVIEW OF D.C.CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES ON OXIDE GLASSES CONTAINING ALKALI / TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES
3.2 Introduction
3.3 D.C Conductivity Studies on Oxide Glasses Containing Alakali Oxides -- A Review
3.4 D.C Conductivity Studies on Oxide Glasses Containing Transition-Metal Oxides- A Review
PART II STUDY OF D.C CONDUCTIVITY IN CaO-B203 Al203-Na20 GLASS SYSTEM
3.5 Introduction
3.6 Experimental Details
3.6.1 Glass composition
3.6.2 Preparation of glass samples
3.6.3 Measurement of d.c. conductivity in CaO-B2 03 -Al2O3-Na2O glass system
3.7 Results and Discussion
3.8 Conclusion
PART III STUDY OF D.C. CONDUCTIVITY IN CaO-B203 Al203-Fe203 GLASS SYSTEM
3.9 Introduction
3.10 Experimental Details
3.11 Results and Discussion
3.12 Conclusion
References
4. DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND A.C CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES ON CaO-B203-Al203-Na20 AND CaO-B203-Al203-Fe203 GLASS SYSTEMS
4.1 Introduction
PART I REVIEW OF DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND A.C. CONDUCTIVITY STUDIES ON OXIDE GLASSES CONTAINING ALKALI / TRANSITION METAL OXIDE
4.2 Review
PART II STUDY OF DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND A.C. CUNDUCTIVITY IN CaO-B203-Al203-Na20 GLASS SYSTEM
4.3 Introduction
4.4 Experimental Details
4.4.1 Glass composition and measurement of dielectric constant and a.c conductivity
4.5 Results and Discussion
(i) Dielectric constant
(ii) a.c. conductivity
4.6 Conclusion
PART III STUDY OF DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND A.C CONDUCTIVITY IN CaO-B203-Al203-Fe203 GLASS SYSTEM
4.7 Introduction
4.8 Experimental Details
4.9 Results and Discussion
4.10 Conclusion
References
5. LASER RAMAN STUDIES ON QUARTERNARY GLASS SYSTEM CaO-B203-A12O3-Na2O AND CaO-B203-Al203-Fe203
5.1 Introduction
5.2 A Short Review
5.3 Work Undertaken in the Present Study
5.4 Experimental Details
5.5 Results and Discussion
5.6 Conclusion
References
6. ULTRASONIC STUDIES ON CaO-B203-Al203-Na20 AND CaO-B203-Al203-Fe203 GLASS SYSTEMS
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Ultrasonic Investigations in Oxide Glasses -- A Brief Review
6.3 Theory
6.4 Work Undertaken in the Present Study
6.5 Experimental Details
6.6 Results and Discussion
6.7 Conclusion
References