Abstract
The crystallization and structure features of xBaO·(90−x)(60P2O5–40Fe2O3)·10CaF2 glasses, where x = 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mol%, are investigated in details by using X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis. It is found that the major crystalline phase of barium iron phosphate glasses annealed between 650 °C and 850 °C is FePO4, and the crystallization is restrained by barium. The predominant infrared absorption band is attributed to the antisymmetric stretching vibrations of (PO3)2− in Q1 units. Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectra reveal that the glasses’ main structural networks are Q1 and Q0 tetrahedrons connected by P–O–P linkages. Moreover, the glass transition temperature increases with BaO content, which suggests that barium can strengthen the thermal stability of the iron phosphate glass.