Mechanical and Optical Properties of Ion-exchange Strengthened Glass Coated with Sol-Gel Derived ZrO2-SiO2 Film

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1077.2013.13014

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Abstract: ZrO₂-SiO₂ films of different SiO₂ content were deposited on soda-lime glass substrates through a Sol-Gel process, which was followed by an ion-exchange strengthening process. Phase presents, surface morphology and ion-exchange depth were determined by X-ray diffractometer, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer analysis, respectively. The mechanical and optical properties of coated glass were studied. Homogeneous, continuous and dense films are obtained. Pure ZrO₂ film belongs to tetragonal structure, while other films with SiO₂ have an amorphous structure. ZrO₂-SiO₂ films with high ratio (H/E≥0.1) and elastic recovery (We≥60%) were thought to be favourable bending strength. Light transmittance increased, while hardness and Young’s modulus decreased with the increasing SiO₂ content in films. Typically, chemical strengthened 0.5ZrO₂-0.5SiO₂ film coated glass exhibited high bending strength of 393 MPa and high hardness of 18 GPa, and a negligible optical loss in visible region for thin thickness (~45 nm).

Key words: ion-exchange glass, Sol-Gel, ZrO₂-SiO₂ film, nanoindentation

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TQ174

ZHANG He, ZHOU Jue-Hui, ZHANG Qi-Long, YANG Hui. Mechanical and Optical Properties of Ion-exchange Strengthened Glass Coated with Sol-Gel Derived ZrO₂-SiO₂ Film[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2013, 28(7): 785-779.

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