New investigations within the TeO2-rich part of the Tl2O–TeO2 system
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry
- Vol. 8 (4) , 1039-1042
- https://doi.org/10.1039/a707554e
Abstract
The phase diagram TeO2–Tl2TeO3 has been studied under equilibrium and non-equilibrium conditions by differential scanning calorimetry and temperature programmed X-ray diffraction. Four crystalline phases, three stable (Tl2TeO3 , α-Tl2Te2O5 , Tl2Te3O7) and one metastable (β-Tl2Te2O5) have been identified and characterized. The three stable phases decompose peritectically at 377, 315 and 342 °C respectively. β-Tl2Te2O5 , which is formed by cooling of a melt, undergoes a monotropic transformation into the stable α polymorph. This study also confirmed the existence of a large glass-forming domain (15–52 mol% TlO0.5). The complex thermal behaviour of these very stable glasses has been studied. The glass transition and crystallization temperatures, and the nature of crystalline phases formed, have been determined.Keywords
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