Ultraslow Relaxation Process of Static Light Scattering Intensity by Boron Oxide above the Glass Transition Temperature

N. A. Bokov

Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/msce.2015.37008                

Abstract

The data describing of the light scattering intensity relaxation above the glass transition temperature by boron oxide obtained by using of the temperature jump methods are presented. It is found that the stabilization of the glass at 220℃ resulted in increasing of the anisotropic intensity at the same time the isotropic intensity is not practically unchangeable. It is shown that after the temperature jump to 330℃the intensity is characterized by the formation of a maximum. This effect is in compliance with the results obtained for the other oxide glasses. It is established that characteristic time of the relaxation of the maximum height is about two orders of magnitude more than the structural relaxation time for this temperature.

Keywords

Static Light Scattering, Glass Transition, Relaxation Time, Boron Oxide

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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