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Structural Implications of the Electron Microscopy of Glass Surfaces
Author(s) -
WARSHAW I.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1960.tb09145.x
Subject(s) - silicate glass , electron microscope , materials science , silicate , microscopy , mineralogy , carbon fibers , replica , scanning electron microscope , electron , composite material , chemical physics , chemical engineering , optics , chemistry , physics , art , visual arts , composite number , engineering , quantum mechanics
Electron microscopy of fractured and polished surfaces of commercial silicate glasses by the preshadowed carbon replica technique reveals the presence of inhomogeneities in the glass ranging in size from 30 to 150 a.u. in diameter. Experiments were carried out to prove that the observed features resulted neither from the experimental technique used nor from the reaction of the glasses with atmospheric moisture. It is probable that these inhomogeneities are related to the bulk structure of the glass.