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- the present disclosure relates to photobleaching, and in particular relates to UV photobleaching of glass that has UV-induced colorization.
- Certain types of glasses are susceptible to colorization and reduced optical transmission (i.e., higher optical absorbance) at visible wavelengths when subjected to high-energy UV radiation.
- a color center around 500 nm can arise wherein the glass takes on a pink colorization or hue due to increased absorption of blue-wavelength light relative to the red wavelengths.
- the UV-induced colorization can occur for example when the glass is subjected to a process that includes relatively high-intensity deep ultraviolet (DUV) radiation as the main processing vehicle, or as a byproduct to different processing vehicle.
- DUV deep ultraviolet
- high-energy DUV radiation is present in substantial amounts as a byproduct in plasma cleaning processes and sputter deposition processes.
- UV-induced glass colorization can be disadvantageous, especially in applications where the glass is intended for use at visible wavelengths where substantially equal transmission over the visible wavelength range is required.
- Examples of such use in consumer electronics include using transparent glass sheets as cover glasses for various types of displays, which can range in size from a one or a few inches (e.g., cell phones, smart phones, etc.) to several feet (e.g., large-screen televisions).
- An aspect of the disclosure is a method of processing a glass sample.
- the method includes: irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength of ⁇ C ⁇ 300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue; and irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation having a bleaching wavelength of ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm, to substantially remove the pink hue.
- Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of processing a glass sample.
- the method includes: irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength ⁇ C ⁇ 300 nm, thereby forming a colorized glass sample having a pink hue due to the formation of an amount of Ti +3 color centers in the glass sample; and irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation having a bleaching intensity I B and a bleaching wavelength of ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm, and wherein the bleaching intensity I B is sufficient to substantially remove the pink hue by substantially reducing the amount of Ti +3 color centers in the glass sample.
- Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of bleaching a colorized glass sample that has a pink hue due to the formation of Ti +3 color centers.
- the method includes: irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation that has a bleaching wavelength ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm; and carrying out said irradiating for an exposure time t in the range 0.5 hr ⁇ t ⁇ 5 hrs to substantially remove the pink hue.
- FIG. 1 is an elevated view of a glass sample shown by way of example in the form of a glass sheet;
- FIG. 2 is a side view of the glass sample of FIG. 1 , wherein the glass sample is being irradiated with colorizing UV radiation;
- FIG. 3 is a side view that shows the resulting colorized glass sample formed by the irradiation of the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation as shown in FIG. 2 ;
- FIG. 4A is a side view of the colorized glass sample being blanket irradiated with bleaching UV radiation to substantially remove the pink hue;
- FIG. 4B is similar to FIG. 4A , but shows an embodiment wherein the bleaching UV radiation is either scanned or stepped relative to the colorized glass sample;
- FIG. 5 is a side view of the glass sample after having been irradiated with bleaching UV radiation using the methods of either FIG. 4A or FIG. 4B , wherein the pink hue has been substantially removed;
- FIG. 6 is a plot of the optical absorbance A (mm ⁇ 1 ) versus wavelength ⁇ (nm) for a glass sample made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass.
- FIG. 7 is a plot of the optical absorbance A (mm ⁇ 1 ) versus exposure time t (hrs) for bleaching UV radiation for an example colorized glass sample made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass.
- Cartesian coordinates are shown in some of the Figures for the sake of reference and are not intended to be limiting as to direction or orientation.
- the vertical shading in the colorized glass sample shown in some of the Figures is used to represent the color pink (i.e., a pink hue) in accordance with the shading guidelines for representing colors as set forth in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP), section 608.02(IX).
- ppm/mole of an element E stands for parts-per-million by mole of the oxide of E, and in the case where the element E is titanium, the oxide is TiO 2 .
- FIG. 1 is an elevated view of a glass sample 10 that has a body 12 .
- Glass sample 10 is shown by way of example in the form of a sheet wherein body 12 includes generally planar and parallel upper and lower surfaces 14 and 16 .
- An example type of glass for glass sample 10 is an aluminophosphate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,746,556.
- Another example type of glass is an aluminophosphosilicate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,323,426.
- Another example type of glass for glass sample 10 is an alkali aluminosilicate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pre-Grant Publication No. 2013/0122284.
- glass sample 10 includes titanium, and further in an example the titanium is tramp titanium, i.e., is present in glass body 12 in trace amounts as a contaminant.
- glass sample 10 can be made of any type of glass that includes titanium in trace amounts.
- FIG. 2 is a side view of glass sample 10 , wherein the glass sample is being irradiated with colorizing UV radiation 20 from a colorizing UV radiation source (not shown).
- colorizing UV radiation 20 has an intensity I C and a colorizing wavelength ⁇ C ⁇ 300 nm.
- colorizing UV radiation 20 is a byproduct to the formation of the main vehicle for processing glass sample 10 .
- the main vehicle for cleaning glass sample 10 is a plasma, while the UV colorizing radiation 20 is emitted by the plasma.
- the main vehicle for sputtering material onto the glass sample 10 is an energetic beam of atoms and ions
- the UV colorizing radiation 20 is a byproduct of the source of the energetic atoms and ions.
- the UV photons of colorizing UV radiation 20 constitute the main vehicle of the process. Examples of such a process include optical inspection, annealing, decontamination, etc.
- FIG. 3 shows glass sample 10 after being subject to colorizing UV radiation 20 , wherein glass body 12 now has a pink colorization or hue.
- Glass sample 10 when so colorized is referred to hereinafter as “colorized glass sample 10 .”
- colorized glass sample 10 As discussed in greater detail below, and without being bound by theory, it is believed that the pink colorization or hue is induced in glass sample 10 by the photoreduction of trace amounts of titanium in glass body 12 caused by colorizing UV radiation 20 .
- FIG. 4A is similar to FIG. 2 and shows colorized glass sample 10 being blanket irradiated with a bleaching UV radiation 30 having a bleaching intensity I B and a bleaching wavelength ⁇ B .
- the bleaching wavelength ⁇ B is in the range 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm.
- Bleaching UV radiation 30 originates from a bleaching UV radiation source 32 .
- bleaching UV radiation source 32 includes one or more optical components (not shown) that serve to direct and/or shape bleaching UV radiation 30 , e.g., to form a substantially collimated beam of bleaching UV radiation.
- bleaching UV radiation source 32 is a continuous wave (CW) source, while in another example, it is pulsed source.
- the bleaching UV radiation source can include UV-emitting lasers, UV-emitting light-emitting diodes (LEDs), mercury-arc lamps, as well as a combination of these types of sources.
- FIG. 4B is similar to FIG. 4A and shows an example wherein bleaching UV radiation 30 is scanned or stepped relative to colorized glass sample 10 , as indicated by arrow 34 .
- the scanning method bleaching UV radiation 30 continuously moves relative to colorized glass sample 10 .
- the stepping method bleaching UV radiation 30 resides at one location for an exposure time and then moves to another location.
- the bleaching UV radiation 30 may need to irradiate the same portion of colorized glass sample 10 multiple times. While the scanning and stepping exposure methods may take longer to substantially reduce or remove the pink hue, the bleaching UV radiation 30 can have a higher intensity I B because the radiation beam can be made more concentrated.
- the scanning and stepping exposure methods illustrated in FIG. 4B may also be used to selectively expose one or more portions of colorized glass sample 10 .
- FIG. 5 shows colorized glass sample 10 after being irradiated with bleaching UV radiation 30 such that substantially all of the pink colorization or hue has been removed from glass body 12 .
- bleaching UV radiation 30 can have a relatively low intensity I B , e.g., as low as 5 mW/cm 2 .
- the intensity I B of bleaching UV radiation is in the range 5 mW/cm 2 ⁇ I B ⁇ 100 mW/cm 2 .
- the intensity I B of bleaching UV radiation is in the range 10 mW/cm 2 ⁇ I B ⁇ 50 mW/cm 2 .
- Exposure times t for bleaching UV radiation 30 depend on the intensity I B , but in an example can be in the range 0.5 hour ⁇ t ⁇ 5 hours. In examples, some or all of colorized glass sample 10 is irradiated with bleaching UV radiation 30 .
- FIG. 6 is a plot of optical absorbance A (mm ⁇ 1 ) versus wavelength ⁇ (nm) for a glass sample 10 made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass having a composition (in mole %) of: SiO 2 (58), Al 2 O 3 (16), P 2 O 5 (6), Na 2 O (17), MgO (3).
- the plot of FIG. 6 shows five curves C 0 through C 4 .
- Curve C 1 represents a colorized glass sample 10 that has not been irradiated with bleaching UV radiation 30 and so has the highest overall absorbance A over the visible spectral range.
- FIG. 6 also includes a curve C 0 (dashed line) that corresponds to the absorbance of glass sample 10 prior to be being colorized and bleached. Note how the bleaching process in this case actually reduces the absorbance of glass sample 10 as compared to its original absorbance.
- the mechanism for the UV-induced pink colorization of colorized glass sample 10 and the subsequent bleaching of the colorization is attributable to the presence of trace amounts of titanium.
- the photoreduction of Ti +4 to Ti +3 in glass sample 10 leads to the increased absorption of blue light that gives rise to the pink colorization or hue.
- the trace amounts of titanium e.g., as Ti +4 and Ti +3
- the trace amounts of Ti +3 increase by up to about 10-fold (e.g., from 1 to 2 to between 10 and 20 ppm/mole) when the glass is exposed to colorizing UV radiation 20 .
- EPR electron paramagnetic resonance
- the trace amounts of Ti +3 are present in quantities (amounts T) in the range 20 ppm/mole ⁇ T ⁇ 100 ppm/mole in glass sample 10 in its normal transparent state, while in another example, 20 ppm/mole ⁇ T ⁇ 1000 ppm/mole.
- the trace amounts of Ti +3 increase by up to about 10 ⁇ (e.g., to between 200 and 1000 ppm/mole) when the glass is exposed to colorizing UV radiation 20 .
- EPR electron paramagnetic resonance
- the Ti +3 concentration in colorized glass sample 10 was measured at 400 ppm/mole, while the original (uncolorized) glass sample had a Ti +3 concentration of about 40 ppm/mole.
- bleaching experiments were also performed.
- the bleaching experiments showed that bleaching of a colorized glass sample 10 can be obtained with UV radiation in the wavelength range from 254 nm to 360 nm and at intensity levels of I B from 10 mW/cm 2 to 20 mW/cm 2 .
- intensity levels of I B from 10 mW/cm 2 to 20 mW/cm 2 .
- bleaching UV radiation 30 can have an intensity I B in the range 5 mW/cm 2 ⁇ I B ⁇ 100 mW/cm 2 .
- the bleaching process involves irradiating colorized glass sample 10 with bleaching UV radiation 30 to return glass sample 10 to about its original absorbance by substantially removing the Ti +3 color centers formed during the colorization process. This occurs when the electrons that formed the Ti +3 ions recombine with the trapped hole to form Ti +4 ions.
- the band of excited states is broad, which corresponds to the broad spectral region over which bleaching can occur.
- a high-power tripled YAG exposure of an aluminophosphosilicate glass sample 10 was performed in an attempt to cause colorization.
- No colorization was observed, which suggests the range the colorization wavelength ⁇ C is below 355 nm, such as 300 nm, which corresponds to an energy E of 4.13 eV.
- T is the number of Ti +3 color centers
- I C is the intensity of the colorization UV radiation 20 at the colorization wavelength ⁇ C
- I B is the intensity of the bleaching UV radiation 30 at the bleaching wavelength ⁇ B
- T 0 is the total concentration of Ti in glass sample 10
- k and q are the colorization-rate constant and bleaching-rate constant, respectively.
- Equation (1) does not account for any competitive absorption at the colorization wavelength, or any change with time of such an absorption process.
- Equation (1) The solution to Equation (1) is given by:
- T/T 0 ( C/a ) ⁇ [1 ⁇ e ⁇ a ⁇ ] EQ. (2)
- Equation (2) can be simplified by assuming that I C >>I B , so that the resulting Equation (3) set forth below has T/T0 depending on the ratio of the colorization-rate constant k to the bleaching-rate constant q and the colorization intensity I C .
- T/T 0 ( k/q ) I C /[( k/q ) I C +1] EQ. (3)
- Equation (3) Because two-photon absorption was used to describe the colorization process that gives rise to the Ti +3 color centers, it can be reasonably assumed that its cross-section is much smaller than that for a single photon event, so that k ⁇ q. This assumption makes the term k ⁇ I C /q small unless the colorization intensity I C is extremely high, which is unlikely. So a reasonable solution to Equation (3) assumes that the Ti +3 concentration is relatively small and linear with colorization intensity I C . This reduces Equation (3) to Equation (4):
- T/T 0 Ti +3 /Ti +4 ⁇ k ⁇ I C /q EQ. (4)
- FIG. 7 is a plot of the optical absorption A (mm ⁇ 1 ) as a function of exposure time t in hours (hrs) for bleaching UV radiation 30 for an example aluminophosphosilicate colorized glass sample 10 having the same composition as the glass sample mentioned above in connection with FIG. 6 .
- aspects of the disclosure include methods of processing glass sample 10 to reduce or substantially eliminate UV-induced colorization.
- One such method includes first irradiating glass sample 10 with colorizing UV radiation 20 having a colorizing wavelength of ⁇ C ⁇ 300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue. The method then includes irradiating the colorized glass sample 10 with bleaching UV radiation 30 having a bleaching wavelength of ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm, to substantially remove the pink hue.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method of processing glass sample 10 , wherein the method includes irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation 20 having a colorizing wavelength ⁇ C ⁇ 300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue due to the formation of an amount of Ti +3 color centers in the glass sample.
- the method then includes irradiating the colorized glass sample 10 with bleaching UV radiation 30 having a bleaching intensity I B and a bleaching wavelength of ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm, wherein the bleaching intensity I B is sufficient to substantially remove the pink hue by substantially reducing the amount of Ti +3 color centers in the glass sample.
- Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method of bleaching a colorized glass sample that has a pink hue due to the formation of Ti +3 color centers.
- the method include irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation 30 that has a bleaching wavelength ⁇ B , wherein 248 nm ⁇ B ⁇ 365 nm.
- the method also includes carrying out said irradiating for an exposure time t in the range 0.5 hr ⁇ t ⁇ 5 hrs to substantially remove the pink hue.
- the irradiating with the bleaching UV radiation 30 can be a blanket irradiation, a scanned irradiation or a stepped irradiation.
- the bleaching UV radiation 30 can be CW or pulsed.
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A method of UV photobleaching a glass sample having UV-induced colorization is disclosed. The processed includes first irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength of λC<300 nm to form the colorized glass, which has a pink hue. The method then includes irradiating the colorized glass with bleaching UV radiation having a bleaching wavelength of λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm, to substantially remove the pink hue.
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- This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/942,302 filed on Feb. 20, 2014 the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- The present disclosure relates to photobleaching, and in particular relates to UV photobleaching of glass that has UV-induced colorization.
- Certain types of glasses are susceptible to colorization and reduced optical transmission (i.e., higher optical absorbance) at visible wavelengths when subjected to high-energy UV radiation. In particular, a color center around 500 nm can arise wherein the glass takes on a pink colorization or hue due to increased absorption of blue-wavelength light relative to the red wavelengths. The UV-induced colorization can occur for example when the glass is subjected to a process that includes relatively high-intensity deep ultraviolet (DUV) radiation as the main processing vehicle, or as a byproduct to different processing vehicle. For example, high-energy DUV radiation is present in substantial amounts as a byproduct in plasma cleaning processes and sputter deposition processes.
- UV-induced glass colorization can be disadvantageous, especially in applications where the glass is intended for use at visible wavelengths where substantially equal transmission over the visible wavelength range is required. Examples of such use in consumer electronics include using transparent glass sheets as cover glasses for various types of displays, which can range in size from a one or a few inches (e.g., cell phones, smart phones, etc.) to several feet (e.g., large-screen televisions).
- An aspect of the disclosure is a method of processing a glass sample. The method includes: irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength of λC<300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue; and irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation having a bleaching wavelength of λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm, to substantially remove the pink hue.
- Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of processing a glass sample. The method includes: irradiating the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength λC<300 nm, thereby forming a colorized glass sample having a pink hue due to the formation of an amount of Ti+3 color centers in the glass sample; and irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation having a bleaching intensity IB and a bleaching wavelength of λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm, and wherein the bleaching intensity IB is sufficient to substantially remove the pink hue by substantially reducing the amount of Ti+3 color centers in the glass sample.
- Another aspect of the disclosure is a method of bleaching a colorized glass sample that has a pink hue due to the formation of Ti+3 color centers. The method includes: irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation that has a bleaching wavelength λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm; and carrying out said irradiating for an exposure time t in the range 0.5 hr≦t≦5 hrs to substantially remove the pink hue.
- Additional features and advantages are set forth in the Detailed Description that follows, and in part will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the description or recognized by practicing the embodiments as described in the written description and claims hereof, as well as the appended drawings. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following Detailed Description are merely exemplary, and are intended to provide an overview or framework to understand the nature and character of the claims.
- The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate one or more embodiment(s), and together with the Detailed Description serve to explain principles and operation of the various embodiments. As such, the disclosure will become more fully understood from the following Detailed Description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying Figures, in which:
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FIG. 1 is an elevated view of a glass sample shown by way of example in the form of a glass sheet; -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the glass sample ofFIG. 1 , wherein the glass sample is being irradiated with colorizing UV radiation; -
FIG. 3 is a side view that shows the resulting colorized glass sample formed by the irradiation of the glass sample with colorizing UV radiation as shown inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 4A is a side view of the colorized glass sample being blanket irradiated with bleaching UV radiation to substantially remove the pink hue; -
FIG. 4B is similar toFIG. 4A , but shows an embodiment wherein the bleaching UV radiation is either scanned or stepped relative to the colorized glass sample; -
FIG. 5 is a side view of the glass sample after having been irradiated with bleaching UV radiation using the methods of eitherFIG. 4A orFIG. 4B , wherein the pink hue has been substantially removed; -
FIG. 6 is a plot of the optical absorbance A (mm−1) versus wavelength λ (nm) for a glass sample made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass; and -
FIG. 7 is a plot of the optical absorbance A (mm−1) versus exposure time t (hrs) for bleaching UV radiation for an example colorized glass sample made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass. - Reference is now made in detail to various embodiments of the disclosure, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Whenever possible, the same or like reference numbers and symbols are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, and one skilled in the art will recognize where the drawings have been simplified to illustrate the key aspects of the disclosure.
- The claims as set forth below are incorporated into and constitute part of this Detailed Description.
- The entire disclosure of any publication or patent document mentioned herein is incorporated by reference.
- Cartesian coordinates are shown in some of the Figures for the sake of reference and are not intended to be limiting as to direction or orientation.
- The vertical shading in the colorized glass sample shown in some of the Figures is used to represent the color pink (i.e., a pink hue) in accordance with the shading guidelines for representing colors as set forth in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP), section 608.02(IX).
- The term “ppm/mole” of an element E stands for parts-per-million by mole of the oxide of E, and in the case where the element E is titanium, the oxide is TiO2.
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FIG. 1 is an elevated view of aglass sample 10 that has abody 12.Glass sample 10 is shown by way of example in the form of a sheet whereinbody 12 includes generally planar and parallel upper andlower surfaces glass sample 10 is an aluminophosphate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,746,556. Another example type of glass is an aluminophosphosilicate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,323,426. Another example type of glass forglass sample 10 is an alkali aluminosilicate glass, such as disclosed in U.S. Pre-Grant Publication No. 2013/0122284. In an example,glass sample 10 includes titanium, and further in an example the titanium is tramp titanium, i.e., is present inglass body 12 in trace amounts as a contaminant. Thus, in an example,glass sample 10 can be made of any type of glass that includes titanium in trace amounts. -
FIG. 2 is a side view ofglass sample 10, wherein the glass sample is being irradiated with colorizingUV radiation 20 from a colorizing UV radiation source (not shown). In an example, colorizingUV radiation 20 has an intensity IC and a colorizing wavelength λC<300 nm. In an example, colorizingUV radiation 20 is a byproduct to the formation of the main vehicle for processingglass sample 10. For example, in plasma cleaning processes, the main vehicle forcleaning glass sample 10 is a plasma, while theUV colorizing radiation 20 is emitted by the plasma. Likewise, in a sputter deposition process, the main vehicle for sputtering material onto theglass sample 10 is an energetic beam of atoms and ions, while theUV colorizing radiation 20 is a byproduct of the source of the energetic atoms and ions. In another example, the UV photons of colorizingUV radiation 20 constitute the main vehicle of the process. Examples of such a process include optical inspection, annealing, decontamination, etc. -
FIG. 3 showsglass sample 10 after being subject to colorizingUV radiation 20, whereinglass body 12 now has a pink colorization or hue.Glass sample 10 when so colorized is referred to hereinafter as “colorizedglass sample 10.” As discussed in greater detail below, and without being bound by theory, it is believed that the pink colorization or hue is induced inglass sample 10 by the photoreduction of trace amounts of titanium inglass body 12 caused by colorizingUV radiation 20. -
FIG. 4A is similar toFIG. 2 and shows colorizedglass sample 10 being blanket irradiated with ableaching UV radiation 30 having a bleaching intensity IB and a bleaching wavelength λB. In an example embodiment, the bleaching wavelength λB is in the range 248 nm≦B≦365 nm. BleachingUV radiation 30 originates from a bleachingUV radiation source 32. In an example, bleachingUV radiation source 32 includes one or more optical components (not shown) that serve to direct and/or shape bleachingUV radiation 30, e.g., to form a substantially collimated beam of bleaching UV radiation. In one example, bleachingUV radiation source 32 is a continuous wave (CW) source, while in another example, it is pulsed source. The bleaching UV radiation source can include UV-emitting lasers, UV-emitting light-emitting diodes (LEDs), mercury-arc lamps, as well as a combination of these types of sources. -
FIG. 4B is similar toFIG. 4A and shows an example wherein bleachingUV radiation 30 is scanned or stepped relative to colorizedglass sample 10, as indicated byarrow 34. In the scanning method, bleachingUV radiation 30 continuously moves relative to colorizedglass sample 10. In the stepping method, bleachingUV radiation 30 resides at one location for an exposure time and then moves to another location. In both the scanning and stepping methods, the bleachingUV radiation 30 may need to irradiate the same portion of colorizedglass sample 10 multiple times. While the scanning and stepping exposure methods may take longer to substantially reduce or remove the pink hue, the bleachingUV radiation 30 can have a higher intensity IB because the radiation beam can be made more concentrated. The scanning and stepping exposure methods illustrated inFIG. 4B may also be used to selectively expose one or more portions of colorizedglass sample 10. -
FIG. 5 shows colorizedglass sample 10 after being irradiated with bleachingUV radiation 30 such that substantially all of the pink colorization or hue has been removed fromglass body 12. - In an example embodiment, bleaching
UV radiation 30 can have a relatively low intensity IB, e.g., as low as 5 mW/cm2. In an example, the intensity IB of bleaching UV radiation is in the range 5 mW/cm2≦IB≦100 mW/cm2. In another example, the intensity IB of bleaching UV radiation is in therange 10 mW/cm2≦IB≦50 mW/cm2. Exposure times t for bleachingUV radiation 30 depend on the intensity IB, but in an example can be in the range 0.5 hour≦t≦5 hours. In examples, some or all of colorizedglass sample 10 is irradiated with bleachingUV radiation 30. -
FIG. 6 is a plot of optical absorbance A (mm−1) versus wavelength λ (nm) for aglass sample 10 made of an aluminophosphosilicate glass having a composition (in mole %) of: SiO2 (58), Al2O3 (16), P2O5 (6), Na2O (17), MgO (3). The plot ofFIG. 6 shows five curves C0 through C4. The data associated with curves C1 through C4 are based on measurements of the absorbance taken for different exposure times for bleachingUV radiation 30, wherein λB=254 nm and IB=5 mW/cm2. Curve C1 represents a colorizedglass sample 10 that has not been irradiated with bleachingUV radiation 30 and so has the highest overall absorbance A over the visible spectral range. Curve C2 represents the absorbance after exposing colorizedglass sample 10 to bleachingUV radiation 30 for an exposure time of t=2 hours. Curve C3 represents the absorbance after exposing colorizedglass sample 10 to bleachingUV radiation 30 for an exposure time of t=3 hours. Curve C4 represents the absorbance after exposing colorizedglass sample 10 to bleachingUV radiation 30 for an exposure time of t=3.5 hours. The absorbance curves C1 through C3 show a pronounced absorption feature at λ=500 nm, which corresponds to blue visible light. The absorbance of blue visible light gives colorizedglass sample 10 its pink colorization. -
FIG. 6 also includes a curve C0 (dashed line) that corresponds to the absorbance ofglass sample 10 prior to be being colorized and bleached. Note how the bleaching process in this case actually reduces the absorbance ofglass sample 10 as compared to its original absorbance. - As noted above, without being bound by theory, it is believed that the mechanism for the UV-induced pink colorization of colorized
glass sample 10 and the subsequent bleaching of the colorization is attributable to the presence of trace amounts of titanium. In particular, it is believed that the photoreduction of Ti+4 to Ti+3 inglass sample 10 leads to the increased absorption of blue light that gives rise to the pink colorization or hue. In an example, the trace amounts of titanium (e.g., as Ti+4 and Ti+3) are present in quantities in the range of about 20 to 100 ppm/mole inglass sample 10 in its normal transparent state. The trace amounts of Ti+3 increase by up to about 10-fold (e.g., from 1 to 2 to between 10 and 20 ppm/mole) when the glass is exposed to colorizingUV radiation 20. In experiments using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), the Ti+3 concentration in colorizedglass sample 10 was measured to increase about 10-fold relative to the original (uncolorized) glass sample. - In one example, the trace amounts of Ti+3 are present in quantities (amounts T) in the
range 20 ppm/mole≦T≦100 ppm/mole inglass sample 10 in its normal transparent state, while in another example, 20 ppm/mole≦T≦1000 ppm/mole. The trace amounts of Ti+3 increase by up to about 10× (e.g., to between 200 and 1000 ppm/mole) when the glass is exposed to colorizingUV radiation 20. In experiments using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), the Ti+3 concentration in colorizedglass sample 10 was measured at 400 ppm/mole, while the original (uncolorized) glass sample had a Ti+3 concentration of about 40 ppm/mole. - Colorizing experiments were performed to examine which colorizing wavelengths λC and colorizing intensities IC would give rise to the pink colorization. Experiments showed that irradiation of
glass sample 10 with UV radiation in the wavelength range from 254 nm to 360 nm and at intensity levels from 10 mW/cm2 to 20 mW/cm2 did not cause colorization in the glass sample. On the other hand, experiments whereglass sample 10 was exposed for 10 minutes with colorizing UV radiation having a colorizing wavelength λC=248 nm from a pulsed KrF laser with a pulse rate of 20 Hz and an average power of 1.25 W/cm2 caused the formation of the aforementioned pink colorization or hue. - In addition, colorizing experiments whereby
glass sample 10 was exposed for 16 minutes with colorizing UV radiation from a UV-based cleaner (namely, the UV-CLEANER® Model 7576 series from Jelight Company, Inc., Irvine, Calif.) having a nominal colorizing wavelength of λB=254 nm with an intensity between 28 mW/cm2 and 32 mW/cm2 caused the formation of the aforementioned pink colorization or hue. - In addition to the above-described colorizing experiments, it has been observed that
glass samples 10 that were subjected to plasma-based cleaning processes and plasma-based deposition processes, where colorizing UV radiation λC<300 nm is a byproduct, resulted in the pink colorization or hue. - Bleaching experiments were also performed. The bleaching experiments showed that bleaching of a colorized
glass sample 10 can be obtained with UV radiation in the wavelength range from 254 nm to 360 nm and at intensity levels of IB from 10 mW/cm2 to 20 mW/cm2. As noted above, in an example bleachingUV radiation 30 can have an intensity IB in the range 5 mW/cm2≦IB≦100 mW/cm2. - One explanation for the different wavelength ranges for colorization and bleaching is that a two-photon absorption process is taking place to create the Ti+3 color centers in colorized
glass sample 10. This means that the intensity and energy of the colorizingUV radiation 30 must be sufficient to produce a two-photon absorption to excite electrons from the valence band into the conduction band. The electrons then get trapped by Ti+4 ions to form Ti+3 ions, which becomes color centers. The Ti+3 ions have additional excited states that lie above the conduction band. - In an example, the bleaching process involves irradiating colorized
glass sample 10 with bleachingUV radiation 30 to returnglass sample 10 to about its original absorbance by substantially removing the Ti+3 color centers formed during the colorization process. This occurs when the electrons that formed the Ti+3 ions recombine with the trapped hole to form Ti+4 ions. The band of excited states is broad, which corresponds to the broad spectral region over which bleaching can occur. - To further define the spectral range of the colorization wavelength λC of the colorization process, a high-power tripled YAG exposure of an
aluminophosphosilicate glass sample 10 was performed in an attempt to cause colorization. The exposure wavelength was λ=355 nm, which corresponds to an energy E=3.5 eV. No colorization was observed, which suggests the range the colorization wavelength λC is below 355 nm, such as 300 nm, which corresponds to an energy E of 4.13 eV. - A simple kinetic equation for the rate of production of the Ti+3 color centers is given by
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dT/dt=k·I 2 C(T 0 −T)−q·[I B +I C ]·T EQ. (1) - where T is the number of Ti+3 color centers, IC is the intensity of the
colorization UV radiation 20 at the colorization wavelength λC, IB is the intensity of thebleaching UV radiation 30 at the bleaching wavelength λB, T0 is the total concentration of Ti inglass sample 10, and k and q are the colorization-rate constant and bleaching-rate constant, respectively. - While the colorization and bleaching intensities IC and IB can be spectrally broad, for simplicity they are represented as a single value at a single wavelength. Equation (1) does not account for any competitive absorption at the colorization wavelength, or any change with time of such an absorption process.
- The solution to Equation (1) is given by:
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T/T 0=(C/a)·[1−e −aτ] EQ. (2) - where τ=IB·q·t, C=(k/q)(IC/IB)·IC and a=(k/q)(IC/IB)·IC+(IC/IB)+1. The steady state value for T/T0=C/a. Equation (2) can be simplified by assuming that IC>>IB, so that the resulting Equation (3) set forth below has T/T0 depending on the ratio of the colorization-rate constant k to the bleaching-rate constant q and the colorization intensity IC.
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T/T 0=(k/q)I C/[(k/q)I C+1] EQ. (3) - Because two-photon absorption was used to describe the colorization process that gives rise to the Ti+3 color centers, it can be reasonably assumed that its cross-section is much smaller than that for a single photon event, so that k<<q. This assumption makes the term k·IC/q small unless the colorization intensity IC is extremely high, which is unlikely. So a reasonable solution to Equation (3) assumes that the Ti+3 concentration is relatively small and linear with colorization intensity IC. This reduces Equation (3) to Equation (4):
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T/T 0 =Ti +3 /Ti +4 ≅k·I C /q EQ. (4) -
FIG. 7 is a plot of the optical absorption A (mm−1) as a function of exposure time t in hours (hrs) for bleachingUV radiation 30 for an example aluminophosphosilicate colorizedglass sample 10 having the same composition as the glass sample mentioned above in connection withFIG. 6 . The bleachingUV radiation 30 had a bleaching wavelength λB=254 nm and an intensity IB=5 mW/cm2. From the plot ofFIG. 7 , an estimate of the bleaching-rate constant q can be obtained by taking a best-fit line to the data, which is given by the slope/intercept form of y=mx+b=−0.0135x+0.0473, with a “R-squared” fit of R2=0.9409. From Equation (1), the slope m of the curve ofFIG. 7 defines the parameter a=IB·q·t. Using the data inFIG. 7 to solve for q yields q=0.0027 cm2/mW-hr. - Aspects of the disclosure include methods of
processing glass sample 10 to reduce or substantially eliminate UV-induced colorization. One such method includes first irradiatingglass sample 10 with colorizingUV radiation 20 having a colorizing wavelength of λC<300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue. The method then includes irradiating the colorizedglass sample 10 with bleachingUV radiation 30 having a bleaching wavelength of λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm, to substantially remove the pink hue. - Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method of
processing glass sample 10, wherein the method includes irradiating the glass sample with colorizingUV radiation 20 having a colorizing wavelength λC<300 nm to form a colorized glass sample having a pink hue due to the formation of an amount of Ti+3 color centers in the glass sample. The method then includes irradiating the colorizedglass sample 10 with bleachingUV radiation 30 having a bleaching intensity IB and a bleaching wavelength of λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm, wherein the bleaching intensity IB is sufficient to substantially remove the pink hue by substantially reducing the amount of Ti+3 color centers in the glass sample. - Another aspect of the disclosure includes a method of bleaching a colorized glass sample that has a pink hue due to the formation of Ti+3 color centers. The method include irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching
UV radiation 30 that has a bleaching wavelength λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm. The method also includes carrying out said irradiating for an exposure time t in the range 0.5 hr≦t≦5 hrs to substantially remove the pink hue. - The irradiating with the bleaching
UV radiation 30 can be a blanket irradiation, a scanned irradiation or a stepped irradiation. The bleachingUV radiation 30 can be CW or pulsed. - It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications to the preferred embodiments of the disclosure as described herein can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure as defined in the appended claims. Thus, the disclosure covers the modifications and variations provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and the equivalents thereto.
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17. A method of bleaching a colorized glass sample that has a pink hue due to the formation of Ti+3 color centers, comprising:
irradiating the colorized glass sample with bleaching UV radiation that has a bleaching wavelength λB, wherein 248 nm≦λB≦365 nm; and
carrying out said irradiating for an exposure time t in the range 0.5 hr≦t≦5 hrs to substantially remove the pink hue.
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the glass sample comprises an aluminophosphosilicate glass.
19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the Ti+3 color centers form from an amount T of titanium in the glass sample, wherein 20 ppm/mole≦T≦1000 ppm/mole.
20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the glass sample defines a glass sheet.
21. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the glass sample includes titanium in trace amounts T, wherein 20 ppm/mole≦T≦1000 ppm/mole.
22. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the bleaching UV radiation has a bleaching intensity IB in the range 5 mW/cm2 to 100 mW/cm2.
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