Stress Induced Extended Ranges for Hydration and Other Phenomena in Ion Implanted Silica Glasses

Abstract

AbstractThe extended ranges (2–3 times theoretical) for hydration from an ambient atmosphere or water immersion and other anomalous ranges for property changes in ion-implanted fused silica are explained on the basis of a stress corrosion model (Michalske-Bunker). The results for the hydration of implanted soda-lime glass are similar to fused silica with the added feature of compositional modification due to the near-surface removal of alkali.