Hydrogen – Induced Formation of Silver and Copper Nanoparticles in Soda-Lime Silicate Glasses
First published: 25 February 2004
Summary
It was investigated the effect of stretching upon optical and structural characteristics of the soda-lime silicate glasses doped either with silver or copper and thermally treated in the hydrogen atmosphere. It has been stated that both the hydrogenation and deformation strongly affect both the morphology of the glassy matrix and the colloidal nanoparticles of the dopant. Because the induced changes bear an anisotropic character, the deformation could be useful for new applications of such composite materials.
