Different amounts of SiO2 were used to substitute P2O5 to prepare lithium-iron-phosphate glass melts. It was found that glass can only formed after annealing the melt cast sample if the sample contains SiO2 not more than 5 mol%. The addition of 5 mol% SiO2 into the lithium-iron-phosphate glass strengthens the phosphate glass network. The density, chemical durability, both the transition and crystallization temperatures increase with the addition of SiO2. In addition, the addition of SiO2 results in the decrease in the activation energy of lithium-iron-phosphate glass, making the glass easier to crystallize. However, both the lithium-iron-phosphate glass and the glass with SiO2 show surface crystallization with LiFeP2O7 as the crystalline phase.
The crystallization activation energies and crystalline phases of lithium-iron-phosphate (LIP) glasses with alkali and alkali-earth metal oxides have been studied and compared. The results indicate that the alkali and alkali-earth metal oxides reduce the glass crystallization. Moreover, the alkali metal oxides result in the changes in the crystalline phase, while the alkali-earth metal oxides make the glass crystallization more sensitive to the thermal treatment conditions.
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