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The Thermal Conductivity of Several Fluoride Glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

K. A. McCarthy
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
H. H. Sample
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
M. B. Koss
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155
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Abstract

The thermal conductivities of beryllium fluoride glass and a fluoroberyllate glass have been measured in the 2–100K temperature range. These results are compared with earlier results on fluorozirconate glasses. The “plateau” region is well-defined for both materials. The plateau-center conductivity for BeF2 glass is the lowest yet recorded for any glass; it is some three times lower than the fluoroberyllate glass and four times lower than the fluorozirconates. A preliminary analysis of the data show a strong correlation between plateau-center conductivity and average cation mass of the material.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1986

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