• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.375-378
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• 1999

In tho XRD study of $56ZrF_4 \cdot34BaF_2 \cdot4AIF_3 \cdot(6-x)LaF_3 \cdotxLnF_3$ glassdLn=Ce, Nd, Gd, Th), halo pattern charactarktic fo an amorphous sample appeared. When the halo peak angle ($\theta_p$) was converted into a wavenumber with $Qp=4\pi sinG\pi/\lambda(\lambda$ is the wavolongth of the radialion used), it was found that the Qp values varied almost liuearly with the concentration 01 $LnF_3$. The emissiou spect1.a of $Ce^{3-}$-containing fluoride glasses nnder 273 nm excitation had a peak maximum at ea. 300 nm $(Ce^{3+}$ 5d-4f- transition). The maximal intensity of the fluorescence was observed when the $CeF_3$, content was extremely low (ca. 1 mol%j. DTA measurement revealed tbat these fluoride glasses had two crystallization temperatures. In $56ZrF_4. 34BaF_2. 4NF_3. (6-x)LaF_3 .xNdF_3$ glasses, the actmation energies of crystallization obtained from a Kssinger plot were 1.7 and 5.0 eV for the glass with x=2, and 1.9 and 5.6 eV for the glass with x=4.