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Local Structure and the Photoelastic Response in Zinc-modified Oxide Glass

Understanding the relationship between the structure of materials and their properties
allows for the development of new applications and technologies. Here the relationship
between local structure and optical properties in several binary oxide glass systems
containing zinc oxide was examined, in particular the relationship between structure,
applied stress and induced birefringence in a glass. The empirical model introduced by
Zwanziger and co-workers posits a negative correlation between the ratio of the bond
length to coordination number in a glass and the induced birefringence; zinc oxide in this
model is predicted to be exactly at the threshold between positive and negative
birefringence and is thus of particular interest to investigate. XAFS and Raman
spectroscopy were used to determine local structure while the Sénarmont compensator
method, Abbe refractometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry were used to measure optical properties.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/35368
Date09 August 2013
CreatorsThorbahn, Jeremy G.
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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