Oxyfluoride glasses obtained through incorporation of CaF$_2$ into photovoltaic cover glass melts
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| author | Valcarenghi, Rafaela Silva, Brenno Greatti Muniz, Robson Ferrari Zanuto, Vitor Santaella Simon, Anna Paulla Schneider, Ricardo Bini, Raquel Dosciatti Fiori, Márcio Antônio Vigier, Maxence Veron, Emmanuel Allix, Mathieu Sandrini, Marcelo Belançon, Marcos Paulo |
| author_facet | Valcarenghi, Rafaela Silva, Brenno Greatti Muniz, Robson Ferrari Zanuto, Vitor Santaella Simon, Anna Paulla Schneider, Ricardo Bini, Raquel Dosciatti Fiori, Márcio Antônio Vigier, Maxence Veron, Emmanuel Allix, Mathieu Sandrini, Marcelo Belançon, Marcos Paulo |
| contents | The glass industry has limited options to mitigate its environmental footprint, and the demand for cover glass to produce photovoltaic panels is increasing. Currently, the majority of this special type of glass is not being recycled, and in this work, we propose to reuse it as raw material to obtain oxyfluoride glasses. The incorporation of CaF$_2$ and the increasing Na$_2$CO$_3$ content resulted in a melting temperature of about 1200$^o$C, significantly lower than in soda-lime glasses, which adds up to the environmental benefits of reusing end-of-life cover glass. The obtained samples show high transparency and thermal stability, allowing the cover glass to make up to 80\% of its weight. XRF analysis was employed to determine the elemental composition of the samples, while XRD and Raman indicated that by adding CaF$_2$, the glass network was depolymerized. In situ XRD as a function of temperature showed the formation of a few crystalline phases in these oxyfluoride samples, evidencing that it can be explored as a matrix to obtain different glass-ceramics. The combination of the glass properties indicates that this method and the resulting material can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the glass industry, by creating new glass or glass-ceramic materials that can be obtained at a reduced temperature compared to the soda-lime glass, while cover glass being the primary raw material could reduce the need to extract minerals from nature. |
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| spellingShingle | Oxyfluoride glasses obtained through incorporation of CaF$_2$ into photovoltaic cover glass melts Valcarenghi, Rafaela Silva, Brenno Greatti Muniz, Robson Ferrari Zanuto, Vitor Santaella Simon, Anna Paulla Schneider, Ricardo Bini, Raquel Dosciatti Fiori, Márcio Antônio Vigier, Maxence Veron, Emmanuel Allix, Mathieu Sandrini, Marcelo Belançon, Marcos Paulo Materials Science Applied Physics Chemical Physics The glass industry has limited options to mitigate its environmental footprint, and the demand for cover glass to produce photovoltaic panels is increasing. Currently, the majority of this special type of glass is not being recycled, and in this work, we propose to reuse it as raw material to obtain oxyfluoride glasses. The incorporation of CaF$_2$ and the increasing Na$_2$CO$_3$ content resulted in a melting temperature of about 1200$^o$C, significantly lower than in soda-lime glasses, which adds up to the environmental benefits of reusing end-of-life cover glass. The obtained samples show high transparency and thermal stability, allowing the cover glass to make up to 80\% of its weight. XRF analysis was employed to determine the elemental composition of the samples, while XRD and Raman indicated that by adding CaF$_2$, the glass network was depolymerized. In situ XRD as a function of temperature showed the formation of a few crystalline phases in these oxyfluoride samples, evidencing that it can be explored as a matrix to obtain different glass-ceramics. The combination of the glass properties indicates that this method and the resulting material can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the glass industry, by creating new glass or glass-ceramic materials that can be obtained at a reduced temperature compared to the soda-lime glass, while cover glass being the primary raw material could reduce the need to extract minerals from nature. |
| title | Oxyfluoride glasses obtained through incorporation of CaF$_2$ into photovoltaic cover glass melts |
| topic | Materials Science Applied Physics Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.07571 |