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The role of amorphous phase separation in crystal nucleation in splat cooled Li2O-SiO2 glasses

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Amorphous phase separation and its influence on crystal nucleation in Li2O-SiO2 splat cooled glasses was studied. By means of small-angle X-ray scattering and optical reflection microscopy associated with stereological analysis it was shown that the crystal nucleation rate is increased during the early stages of primary and secondary phase separation. These observations emphasize the important role played by the diffusion zone around the amorphous droplets acting as nucleation sites. Some suggestions are advanced to explain why some authors found that the amorphous separation does not influence the crystal nucleation.

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  1. E. D. Zanotto

    Present address: Department of Ceramics, Glasses and Polymers, The University of Sheffield, UK

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

    E. D. Zanotto

  2. Departamento de Física e Ciência dos Materiais, Instituto de Física e Química de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil

    A. F. Craievich

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Zanotto, E.D., Craievich, A.F. The role of amorphous phase separation in crystal nucleation in splat cooled Li2O-SiO2 glasses. J Mater Sci 16, 973–982 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00542742

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