Abstract
Glasses of the composition (100 − x) SrB4O7
(SBO)−x Bi2VO5.5
(BiV)
(0 ≤ x ≤ 70) were fabricated by the splat quenching technique. The evolution of nanocrystallization of bismuth vanadate in the system 50 SBO–50 BiV (in mol%) was accomplished via controlled heat-treatment (in the temperature range 470–820 K) of the as-quenched glasses. Differential thermal analyses were performed to assess the glass transition (Tg) and crystallization temperatures (Tcr). X-Ray powder diffraction studies (