Kinetics of nonisothermal crystallization of Cs2O-Fe2O3-P2O5 glasses

The crystallization kinetics of Cs2O-Fe2O3-P2O5 glasses containing 12.5-27 mol% Cs2O were studied by using differential scanning calorimetry under nonisothermal conditions. Strong dependence of activation energy with temperature was observed, indicating the complex nature of the crystallization process. The various crystallization products were identified by X-ray diffraction technique. CsFeP2O7 was found to be the major crystalline phase in all cases. The overall activation energy obtained by classical model-free kinetic method was compared with that of isoconversional method: and from the results, the dependence of activation energy on extent of reaction and average temperature was delineated. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier B.V.