Stabilization of δ-like BiO Phase at Room Temperature in Binary and Ternary Bismuthate Glass Systems with AlO, SiO, GeO, and BO.

Recently, it was shown that the nanocrystallization of Bi2O3 glasses with the addition of SiO2 and Al2O3 leads to the stabilization of the δ-like Bi2O3 phase at least down to room temperature, which is significantly below its stability range in bulk form. In this research, we investigated the properties of bismuthate glasses synthesized with various glass-forming agents such as SiO2, GeO2, B2O3, and Al2O3. It was demonstrated that vitrification of all these systems is possible using a standard melt quenching route.

Towards the High Phase Purity of Nanostructured Alluaudite-Type Glass-Ceramics Cathode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries.

Alluaudite-type materials are systematically attracting more attention as prospective cathode materials for sodium ion batteries. In this paper, we strove to optimize various synthesis parameters of three alluaudite compositions (Na2Fe3(PO4)3-FFF, Na2VFe2(PO4)3-VFF, and Na2VFeMn(PO4)3-VFM) to obtain nanostructured alluaudite-type glass-ceramics with high phase purity. We systematically investigated the role of the chemical reactions, temperature and time of melting, cooling rate, and reducing factors on the quality of the final products.