Stéphanie Blanchandin, Philippe Thomas, Pascal Marchet, Jean Claude Champarnaud-Mesjard and Bernard Frit
The TeO2-rich part of the TeO2-Nb2O5 system has been investigated by temperature programmed X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. Three invariant equilibria have been observed: one eutectic reaction (8 mol% NbO2.5, TE=690±5°C, LE TeO2+Nb2Te4O13), one peritectic reaction (incongruent melting, at 766±5
°C, of the Nb2Te4O13 compound) and one congruent melting reaction (congruent melting, at 810±5
°C, of the Nb2Te3O11 compound). A large glass-forming domain has been evidenced (0 to 25 mol% NbO2.5). The thermal behaviour of these glasses has been followed. The glass transition, crystallization temperatures and the nature of crystalline phases formed have been determined.