Electrochemistry of Glasses and Glass Melts, Including Glass Electrodes

This book is one of a series reporting on international research and development activities conducted by the Schott Group companies. With the series, Schott aims to provide an overview of its activities for scientists, engineers, and managers from all branches of industry worldwide where glasses and glass ceramics are of interest. Each volume begins with a chapter providing a general idea of the current problems, results, and trends related to the subjects treated. This volume gives background knowledge on the electrochemical behaviour of glass melts and solid glasses. Redox and ion-transfer processes, which are responsible for many phenomena observed in glass during processing or in its daily use, are extensively treated. Practical examples provide the reader with facts for studying the various electrochemical aspects of the behaviour of ion-conducting materials. Among these are: mechanisms responsible for glass corrosion; fundamentals and the application of glass electrodes for pH measurements, complemented by information about the ongoing redefinition by IUPAC; field-driven ion exchange at glass surfaces or within electrochromic thin-film systems; fining during production processes; interface reactions and thermodynamic equilibria of glass melts with refractories or the surrounding atmosphere. The book is written by experts from the Schott R & D department and their external partners in research.