Gold ruby glass with cerium

Red Glass with gold nanoparticles

Material

Glass

Craft

Glass-making

General Technique

Combining

Specific Technique

melt-quenching followed by a controlled annealing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Product

Qualities

Polished Shiny Translucent

Colour

Red Blue Dichroic effect

Sample Information

Date of creation

11/08/2008

Process & Production

0.2 % HuCl4 and 2 % CeO2 (wt%) was added to a mixture of sodium carbonate, silica and calcium carbonate which was further heated in a crucible at 1500 °C for about 3h. The glass was afterwards irradiated with gamma radiation and annealed at 700 ºC for 120 min.

Credits

Craft Maker

Andreia Ruivo

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Cristiana Prada

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