Effect of heat treatment temperature to the crystal growth and optical performance of Mn3O4 doped α-Zn2SiO4 based glass-ceramics

• Main Authors: Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Matori, Khamirul Amin, Abd. Aziz, Sidek, Mohamed Kamari, Halimah, Yap, Wing Fen, Yaakob, Yazid, Sa'at, Nor Kamilah, Gyrol, Ali, Şakar, Erdem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79516/1/Effect%20of%20heat%20treatment%20temperature%20to%20the%20crystal%20growth%20and%20optical%20performance%20of%20Mn3O4%20doped%20%CE%B1-Zn2SiO4%20based%20glass-ceramics.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79516/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379719319205

In this work, manganese (II, III) oxide, (Mn3O4) doped zinc soda lime silica glasses have been synthesized using a conventional melt-quenching process and followed by control heat treatment process. The crystal phase composition and optical properties of α-Zn2SiO4:Mn3O4 based glass-ceramics are comprehensively studied. The physical properties and crystal growth of α-Zn2SiO4 phase were measured by density analysis, linear shrinkage, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared reflection (FTIR) spectroscopy. From the measurement, the average density and linear shrinkage of α-Zn2SiO4:Mn3O4 based glass-ceramics increased with increasing heat treatment temperature. Besides, the presence of Zn–O–Si bands indicates the formation of α-Zn2SiO4 crystal phase and causing the decrement of energy band gap. The photoluminescence spectra of Mn2+ ions exhibit emission transitions of 4T1(G)–6A1(S) and show a prominent green emission colors of α-Zn2SiO4 phase at 524 nm.