Connecting optical transparency, microstructure and the mechanical properties of glass-ceramics.
Research illustration; not a measurement result.
Research question
How can composition and processing control the crystalline phase and the properties of a glass-ceramic?
Approach
Glass synthesis, controlled crystallization, and structural, optical and mechanical characterization. A related direction combines crystallization with ion exchange.
CrystallizationIon exchangeOptical materials
Explore the original research
Research on transparent ZnAl₂O₄ glass-ceramics and the influence of gold nanoparticles on crystallization. My role in the linked publications is research co-author.
Ivan Veselov, Georgiy Shakhgildyan, Vitaliy Savinkov, Nikita Golubev, Kirill Tregubov, Daniil Vinogradov, Leon Avakyan, Michael Ojovan, Manasi Ghosh, Vladimir Sigaev