Nucleation and Crystallization Kinetics of a Multicomponent Lithium Disilicate Glass by in Situ and Real-Time Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction

In this study, the high-temperature phase transformation of a multicomponent lithium disilicate glass was investigated by in situ and real-time synchrotron X-ray diffraction in the SiO2–Li2O–P2O5–Al2O3–ZrO2 glass system. Quantitative phase analysis via the Rietveld method was performed on the high-resolution data aiming to reveal the crystallization sequence, crystallization kinetics, and the role of P2O5 on nucleation. It is found that the...