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Tellurite And Fluorotellurite Glasses For Active And Passive

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7. Surface properties; MDO 290<br />

20 µm<br />

Glass<br />

(a) Before (b) 60 sec.<br />

(c) 120 sec. (d) 180 sec.<br />

Fig. (7.23): Optical micrographs of glass MOD009 (77TeO2-12ZnO-10Na2O-1Yb2O3<br />

mol. %) (a) before, and after (b) 60, (c) 120, and (d) 180 sec. immersion in a 1M solution<br />

of NaOH at 21°C (all micrographs the same scale).<br />

It can be seen that the surface quality progressively deteriorated, with etch time,<br />

indicating NaOH was an unsuitable etchant. After 180 sec., it can be seen that the layer<br />

which formed at the surface of the glass began to break up, exposing glass beneath. It can<br />

also be seen from the 60 and 120 sec. micrographs that the glass exhibited ridges and pits,<br />

indicating the NaOH had attacked the glass incongruently. Fig. (7.24) shows the etch rate

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