Abstract
Fluoride glasses in the binary system ZrF(4)-BaF(2) were prepared via mechanochemical treatment. The glass-forming region of the ZrF(4)-BaF(2) system obtained using the mechanochemical method was wider than that obtained using the conventional melt-quenching method. The glass-ceramic 60ZrF(4)·40BaF(2) (mol%) sample was obtained by heat treatment and shows a higher conductivity of 1.2 × 10(-6) S cm(-1) at 200 °C than the pristine glass. This study revealed that mechanochemical treatment was effective for the synthesis of fluoride glasses.