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Amorphous Engineering of Transparent High-Crystallinity Luminescent Nano-Glass-Ceramics for Advanced Photonic
Fengluan You1, Shisheng Lin1, Xusheng Qiao2
1College of Physics and Energy, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, P. R. China.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|December 24, 2025
Summary
This study introduces amorphous engineering to create highly crystalline (>90%) transparent glass-ceramics. This breakthrough enhances performance for photonic materials in displays and imaging applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
Background:
- Transparent glass-ceramics offer potential for advanced applications.
- Low crystallinity (<70%) in conventional glass-ceramics leads to performance deterioration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a universal amorphous engineering approach for ultra-high crystallinity transparent glass-ceramics.
- To overcome the limitations of low crystallinity and performance deterioration.
Main Methods:
- Synergistic exploitation of amorphous phase separation and glass-network confinement.
- Promoting heterogeneous nucleation at phase boundaries and restricting crystal growth.
- Adaptable strategy extended to fluoride, oxide, perovskite, and sulfide-based glass-ceramics.
Main Results:
- Achieved ultra-high crystallinity (>90%) while maintaining high optical transparency (>90%).
- Demonstrated versatility across multiple glass-ceramic compositions.
- Rare-earth doping enhanced performance in transparent displays, laser-driven lighting, and X-ray imaging.
Conclusions:
- The amorphous engineering approach provides a broadly adaptable strategy for next-generation photonic materials.
- This method overcomes traditional constraints, enabling superior performance in advanced optical technologies.
