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Sol-gel preparation of amorphous ZBLA heavy metal fluoride powders

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Amorphous fluoride powder in the ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3 (ZBLA) system has been prepared by a direct chemical route from metal alkoxides by reaction with bromine trifluoride. The potential of bromine trifluoride as a solvent for use in sol-gel synthesis of fluoride glass is discussed.

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  1. Peter J. Melling

    Present address: Current address: Galileo Electro-Optics Corporation, Galileo Park, P.O. Box 550, Sturbridge, 01566, Massachusetts, USA

  2. Mary A. Thomson

    Present address: Current address: Consultant, 512 Leadmine Road, Sturbridge, 01566, Massachusetts, USA

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  1. Battelle Memorial Institute, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, 43201, Ohio, USA

    Peter J. Melling

  2. Consultant, 5400 Banbury Drive, Worthington, 43235, Ohio, USA

    Mary A. Thomson

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Melling, P.J., Thomson, M.A. Sol-gel preparation of amorphous ZBLA heavy metal fluoride powders. Journal of Materials Research 5, 1092–1094 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1990.1092

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