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Bubble formation and growth in glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Xidong Chen
Affiliation:
Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439
Robert C. Birtcher
Affiliation:
Materials Science Division Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave., Argonne, IL 60439
S.E. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Joule Physics Laboratory Science Research InstituteUniversity of Salford, UK
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Abstract

In this study, we simulated gas bubble formation in glasses by in-situ ion implantation. Alkali silicate glass and Na-borosilicate glass were implanted in situ with 50 keV Xe ions at temperatures at 200°C in a Hitachi-9000 electron microscope. Bubble formation was studied by transmission electron microscopy images taken during interruptions of the ion beam after discrete implanted-ion dose steps. We present a possible mechanism of bubble formation and growth based on amorphous network structures.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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