MASS-NMR structural analysis of barium aluminofluorophosphate glasses with and without nitridation

Abstract

The local structure of barium-aluminofluorophosphate (Ba–Al–P–O–F) glasses was investigated using high resolution magic-angle sample spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MASS-NMR) spectroscopy. The 27Al spectra show three different aluminum environments [Al(4), Al(5), and Al(6)] in these glasses. Changes were observed due to the addition of fluorine and nitrogen. 31P results indicate only one type of phosphorus environment which shifts with fluorine additions. The 19F spectra suggest that fluorine has both Ba and Al as nearest neighbors.