Nomenclature for functional crystals in glass-ceramics

A nomenclature for functional crystals in glass-ceramics was created by active and former employees of the INW. With the help of this nomenclature, more standardized definitions for functional crystals in glass-ceramics are to be implemented.

• Zandona, A.,  G. Helsch, J. Deubener
  Nomenclature of functional crystals in glass-ceramics: A recommendation based on aluminosilicate solid solutions
  Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 633 (2024) 122954, ISSN 0022-3093
  doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.122954.
  (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022309324001352)
  
  Abstract
  The need for a homogeneous nomenclature has become particularly acute due to the increasing digitization and open accessibility of research data provided by peer-reviewed scientific publishers and other online repositories and databases, and the resulting big-data mining approaches. Therefore, basic guidelines for a general nomenclature system based on the crystallographic structure are presented to enable scientists, engineers and technologists to name the crystalline phases detected in glass-ceramics as uniformly and unambiguously as possible and exemplified by quartz, keatite and indialite solid solutions. The adoption of a standardized nomenclature is essential to ensure effective use of the vast scientific knowledge available today in accordance with the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data management systems.