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• Desirable properties for this type of glass often include a high refractive index and a low density. Additional desirable properties may include high transmission in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum and/or low optical dispersion. It can be challenging to find glasses having the desired combination of these properties and which can be formed from compositions having good glass-forming ability. For example, generally speaking, as the refractive index of a glass increases, the density also tends to increase. Species such as TiO2 and Nb2O5 are often added to increase the refractive index of a glass without increasing the density of the glass. However, these materials often absorb blue and UV light, which can undesirably decrease the transmittance of light in this region of the spectrum by the glass.
• attempts to increase the refractive index of a glass while maintaining a low density, and without decreasing transmittance in the blue and UV region of the spectrum, can result in a decrease in the glass-forming ability of the material.
• crystallization and/or liquid-liquid phase separation can occur during cooling of the glass melt at cooling rates that are generally preferred in the industry.
• the decrease in glass-forming ability appears as the amount of certain species, such as ZrO2, Y 2 O 3 , Sc 2 O 3 , BeO, etc. increases.
• Low density, high refractive index glasses often belong to one of two types of chemical systems, based on the glass formers used: (a) silicoborate or borosilicate glasses in which SiO2 and/or B2O3 are used as the main glass formers and (b) phosphate glasses in which P 2 O 5 is used as a main glass former. Glasses which rely on other oxides as main glass formers, such as GeO2, TeO2, Bi2O3, and V2O5, can be challenging to use due to cost, glass-forming ability, optical properties, and/or production requirements.
• Phosphate glasses can be characterized by a high refractive index and low density, however, phosphate glasses can be challenging to produce due to volatilization of P 2 O 5 from the melts and/or risks of platinum incompatibility.
• phosphate glasses are often highly colored and may require an extra bleaching step to provide a glass having the desired transmittance characteristic.
• phosphate glasses exhibiting a high refractive index also tend to have an increase in optical dispersion.
• Silicoborate and borate glasses are typically easier to produce and in some cases can exhibit a high transmittance without a bleaching step.
• silicoborate and borosilicate glasses typically exhibit an increase in density at increasing refractive indices, compared to phosphate glasses. [0007] In view of these considerations, there is a need for borate and silicoborate glasses having a high refractive index, a low density, and a high transmittance to blue light.
• a glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% TeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Zr
• a glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.% P 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.% Cu, greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.% Fe, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% BaO + SrO + ZnO + CdO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% MoO 3 + V 2 O 5 and may optionally contain one or more components selected from TiO 2 , Nb 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.5 mol
• a glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% B2O3, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.% TeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% P2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% GeO2, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.%
• FIG.1 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the ratio (Tg/Tliq) and liquidus viscosity for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.2 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the refractive index nd and the refractive index parameter P n calculated by formula (IV) for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.3 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the density d RT and the density parameter P d calculated by formula (V) for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.4 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the glass transition temperature T g and the Tg parameter PTg calculated by formula (VI) for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.5 is a plot of an exemplary cooling schedule according to a "15 min test" condition and a "2.5 min test” condition for some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.6 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the density parameter Pd and the refractive index parameter P n for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.7 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the density at room temperature d RT and the refractive index at 587.56 nm n d for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.8 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the Tg parameter PTg and the refractive index parameter P n for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• FIG.9 is a plot illustrating the relationship between the glass transition temperature Tg and the refractive index at 587.56 nm n d for some Comparative Glasses and some Exemplary Glasses according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
• DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0021]
• the term "and/or,” when used in a list of two or more items, means that any one of the listed items can be employed by itself, or any combination of two or more of the listed items can be employed. For example, if a composition is described as containing components A, B, and/or C, the composition can contain A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B in combination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B, and C in combination.
• Components include oxides, including but not limited to those expressed in Formulas (III), (IV), (V), and (VI), and the claims.
• Representative components include B2O3, SiO2, WO3, Nb 2 O 5 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 , La 2 O 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , TeO 2 , etc.
• Other representative components include halogens (e.g. F, Br, Cl). Whenever a component is included as a term in a mathematical expression or formula, it is understood that the component refers to the amount of the component in units of mol.% in the batch composition of the glass.
• the expression B 2 O 3 + WO 3 refers to the sum of the amount of B2O3 in units of mol.% and the amount of WO3 in units of mol.% in the batch composition of the glass.
• a mathematical expression or formula is any expression or formula that includes a mathematical operator such as “+”, “-”, “*”, “/” or “max”.
• the term "formed from” can mean one or more of comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of.
• a component that is formed from a particular material can comprise the particular material, consist essentially of the particular material, or consist of the particular material.
• the terms “free” and “substantially free” are used interchangeably herein to refer to an amount and/or an absence of a particular component in a glass composition that is not intentionally added to the glass composition. It is understood that the glass composition may contain traces of a particular constituent component as a contaminant or a tramp in an amount of less than 0.10 mol.%.
• the term “tramp”, when used to describe a particular component in a glass composition refers to a component that is not intentionally added to the glass composition and is present in an amount of less than 0.10 mol.%.
• Tramp components may be unintentionally added to the glass composition as an impurity in another component and/or through migration of the tramp component into the composition during processing of the glass composition.
• glass is used to refer to a glass made from a glass composition disclosed herein.
• log means logarithm in base 10.
• Temperature is expressed herein in units of °C (degrees Celsius).
• glass former is used herein to refer to a component that, being solely present in the glass composition (i.e., without other components, except possibly for tramps), is able to form a glass when cooling a melt of the component at a rate of not greater than about 200 °C/min to about 300 °C/min.
• modifier refers to the oxides of monovalent or divalent metals, i.e., R2O or RO, where "R” stands for a cation. Modifiers can be added to a glass composition to change the atomic structure of the melt and the resulting glass.
• the modifier may change the coordination numbers of cations present in the glass formers (e.g., boron in B 2 O 3 ), which may result in forming a more polymerized atomic network and, as a result, may provide better glass formation.
• the term "RO" refers to a total content of divalent metal oxides
• the term “R 2 O” refers to a total content of monovalent metal oxides
• the term “Alk2O” refers to a total content of alkali metal oxides.
• the term R2O encompasses alkali metal oxides (Alk2O), in addition to other monovalent metal oxides, such as Ag 2 O, Tl 2 O, and Hg 2 O, for example.
• a rare earth metal oxide is referred to herein by its normalized formula (RE2O3) in which the rare earth metal RE has the redox state "+3," and thus rare earth metal oxides are not encompassed by the term RO.
• the term “rare earth metals” refers to the metals listed in the Lanthanide Series of the IUPAC Periodic Table, plus yttrium and scandium.
• the term “rare earth metal oxides,” is used to refer to the oxides of rare earth metals in different redox states, such as "+3" for lanthanum in La 2 O 3 , "+4" for cerium in CeO 2 , "+2" for europium in EuO, etc.
• the redox states of rare earth metals in oxide glasses may vary and, in particular, the redox state may change during melting, based on the batch composition and/or the redox conditions in the furnace where the glass is melted and/or heat-treated (e.g., annealed).
• a rare earth metal oxide is referred to herein by its normalized formula in which the rare earth metal has the redox state "+3.” Accordingly, in the case in which a rare earth metal having a redox state other than "+3" is added to the glass composition batch, the glass compositions are recalculated by adding or removing some oxygen to maintain the stoichiometry.
• the resulting as-batched composition is recalculated assuming that two moles of CeO 2 is equivalent to one mole of Ce2O3, and the resulting as-batched composition is expressed in terms of Ce2O3.
• the term “REmOn” is used to refer to the total content of rare earth metal oxides in all redox states present, and the term “RE 2 O 3 " is used to refer to the total content of rare earth metal oxides in the "+3" redox state, also specified as "trivalent equivalent”.
• all compositions are expressed in terms of as-batched mole percent (mol.%) of the components of the glass.
• melt constituents e.g., fluorine, alkali metals, boron, etc.
• levels of volatilization e.g., as a function of vapor pressure, melt time and/or melt temperature
• the term "about,” in relation to such constituents is intended to encompass values within about 0.2 mol.% when measuring final articles as compared to the as-batched compositions provided herein.
• the molecular representation of the resulting glass composition may be expressed in different ways.
• the content of fluorine as a single term, when present, is expressed in terms of atomic percent (at.%), which is determined based on the fraction of fluorine in a total sum of all atoms in a glass composition multiplied by a factor of 100.
• the following method of representation of fluorine-containing compositions and concentration ranges is used. The concentration limits for all oxides (e.g.
• SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 , Na2O, etc. are presented under the assumption that the respective cations (such as, for example, silicon [Si4 + ], boron [B3 + ], sodium [Na + ], etc.) are initially presented in the form of the corresponding oxides.
• fluorine for the purposes of calculating the concentration of components of the composition, some part of the oxygen in the oxide is equivalently replaced with fluorine (i.e. one atom of oxygen is replaced with two atoms of fluorine).
• the said fluorine is assumed to be present in the form of silicon fluoride (SiF4); accordingly, the total sum of all oxides plus SiF4 is assumed to be 100 mole percent or 100 weight percent in all compositions.
• the measured density values for the glasses reported herein were measured at room temperature in units of g/cm 3 by the Archimedes method in water with an error of 0.001 g/cm 3 .
• density measurements at room temperature (specified as d RT ) are indicated as being measured at 20 °C or 25 °C, and encompass measurements obtained at temperatures that may range from 20 °C to 25 °C. It is understood that room temperature may vary between about 20 °C to about 25 °C, however, for the purposes of the present disclosure, the variation in density within the temperature range of 20 °C to 25 °C is expected to be less than the error of 0.001 g/cm 3 .
• good glass forming ability refers to a resistance of the melt to devitrification as the batch cools. Glass forming ability can be measured by determining the critical cooling rate of the melt.
• critical cooling rate or “v cr " are used herein to refer to the minimum cooling rate at which a melt of a given composition forms a glass free of crystals visible to the naked eye under an optical microscope under magnification of 500x.
• the critical cooling rate can be used to measure the glass-forming ability of a composition, i.e., the ability of the melt of a given glass composition to form glass when cooling. Generally speaking, the lower the critical cooling rate, the better the glass-forming ability.
• liquidus temperature is used herein to refer to a temperature above which the glass composition is completely liquid with no crystallization of components of the glass.
• the liquidus temperature values reported herein were obtained by measuring samples using either DSC or by isothermal hold of samples wrapped in platinum foil. For samples measured using DSC, powdered samples were heated at 10 K/min to 1250°C. The end of the endothermal event corresponding to the melting of crystals was taken as the liquidus temperature.
• a glass block about 1 cm 3
• was wrapped in platinum foil to avoid volatilization, and placed in a furnace at a given temperature for 17 hours. The glass block was then observed under an optical microscope to check for crystals.
• the refractive index values reported herein were measured at room temperature (about 25 °C), unless otherwise specified.
• the refractive index values for a glass sample were measured using a Metricon Model 2010 prism coupler refractometer with an error of about ⁇ 0.0002.
• the refractive index of a glass sample was measured at two or more wavelengths of about 406 nm, 473 nm, 532 nm, 633 nm, 828 nm, and 1064 nm.
• the measured dependence characterizes the dispersion and was then fitted with a Cauchy's law equation or Sellmeier equation to allow for calculation of the refractive index of the sample at a given wavelength of interest between the measured wavelengths.
• refractive index nd is used herein to refer to a refractive index calculated as described above at a wavelength of 587.56 nm, which corresponds to the helium d-line wavelength.
• nC is used herein to refer to a refractive index calculated as described above at a wavelength of 656.3 nm.
• refractive index n F is used herein to refer to a refractive index calculated as described above at a wavelength of 486.1 nm.
• refractive index ng is used herein to refer to a refractive index calculated as described above at a wavelength of 435.8 nm.
• the terms “high refractive index” or “high index” refer to a refractive index value of a glass that is greater than or equal to at least 1.90, unless otherwise indicated. Where indicated, embodiments of the terms “high refractive index” or “high index” refer to a refractive index value of a glass that is greater than or equal to at least 1.95, greater than or equal to 2.00, or greater than or equal to 2.05. [0045]
• the terms “dispersion” and “optical dispersion” are used interchangeably to refer to a difference or ratio of the refractive indices of a glass sample at predetermined wavelengths.
• n x (n x - 1)/(n F - n C ), where "x" in the present disclosure stands for one of the commonly used wavelengths (for example, 587.56 nm [d-line] for n d or 589.3 nm [D-line] for n D ), n x is the refractive index at this wavelength (for example, nd for nd and nD for nD), and nF and nC are refractive indices at the wavelengths 486.1 nm (F-line) and 656.3 nm (C-line), respectively.
• n d (n d -1)/( n F - nC), where nd is the refractive index at 587.56 nm (d-line), nF is the refractive index at 486.1 nm, and nC is the refractive index at 656.3 nm.
• n d (n d -1)/( n F - nC)
• the term "internal transmittance" or tint is used to refer to the transmittance through a glass sample that is corrected for Fresnel losses.
• the term “total transmittance” or t is used to refer to transmittance values for which Fresnel losses are not accounted for. Transmittance of the glass samples were measured on 2 mm thick samples with a Cary 5000 Spectrometer at wavelengths of from 250 nm to 2500 nm, at a resolution of 1 nm, and using an integrating sphere. The internal transmittance values for 10 mm thick samples was calculated between 375 nm and 1175 nm using the measured refractive index and the measured raw transmittance.
• the wavelengths corresponding to specific values of transmittance are represented as with corresponding subscripts, such as l5% and l70%, respectively.
• the term "a,” or "a 20-300 ,” as used herein, refers to the coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CTE) of the glass composition over a temperature range from 20°C (room temperature, or RT) to 300 °C. This property is measured by using a horizontal dilatometer (push-rod dilatometer) in accordance with ASTM E228-11.
• the Young's elastic modulus E is measured by using Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy, using a Quasar RUSpec 4000 available from ITW Indiana Private Limited, Magnaflux Division.
• the glass transition temperature (T g ) is measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) upon heating as-made samples from room temperature at a heating rate of 10 K/min.
• Glass composition may include boron oxide (B2O3).
• B2O3 boron oxide
• boron oxide may play a role of a glass former.
• B 2 O 3 may help to increase the liquidus viscosity and, therefore, protect a glass composition from crystallization.
• adding B2O3 to a glass composition may cause liquid-liquid phase separation, which may cause devitrification and/or reducing the transmittance of the resulting glass.
• adding B 2 O 3 to the high- index glasses reduces the refractive index. Accordingly, the amount of boron oxide is preferably limited.
• the glass composition may contain boron oxide (B 2 O 3 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain B2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 23.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 24.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 24.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 34.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 36.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 38.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain B2O3 in an amount less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 38.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 36.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 34.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 32.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 31.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 29.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain B2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 23.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 24.11 mol.% and less than or equal to 29.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 24.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 31.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 29.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 30.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 31.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 31.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 32.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 32.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.%
• Glass composition may include germania (GeO 2 ).
• Germania (GeO 2 ) provides excellent ratio between the refractive index and density and does not reduce transmittance.
• germania is expensive. Accordingly, the content of germania is preferably limited, or glasses may be substantially free of GeO 2 .
• the glass composition may contain germania (GeO 2 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain GeO2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may contain GeO 2 in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain GeO2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%.
• Glass composition may include phosphorus oxide (P 2 O 5 ).
• the glass compositions in the embodiments described herein may comprise phosphorus oxide (P2O5) as an additional glassformer. Greater amounts of P 2 O 5 cause greater increase the melt viscosity values at a given temperature, which inhibits crystallization from the melt when cooling and, therefore, improves the glass-forming ability of the melt (i.e. lowers the critical cooling rate of the melt).
• P2O5 decreases the refractive index. Also, in some cases it may stimulate liquid-liquid phase separation, which may cause crystallization of melts when cooling and/or loss of transmittance. Accordingly, the content of P2O5 is preferably limited, or glasses may be free of P 2 O 5 .
• the glass composition may contain phosphorus oxide (P2O5) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain P 2 O 5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain P 2 O 5 in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain P 2 O 5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%.
• Glass composition may include silica (SiO 2 ).
• Silica may play a role of an additional glass-former.
• Silica, as well as B2O3 may help to increase the liquidus viscosity (viscosity at the liquidus temperature) and, therefore, protect a glass composition from crystallization.
• adding SiO 2 to a glass composition may cause liquid-liquid phase separation, which may cause devitrification and/or reducing the transmittance of the resulting glass.
• SiO 2 is a low refractive index component and makes it difficult to achieve high index. Accordingly, the content of SiO 2 is preferably limited, or glasses may be substantially free of SiO2.
• the glass composition may contain silica (SiO2) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub- ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain SiO2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain SiO2 in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.5 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.5 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain SiO2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.5 mol.
• Glass composition may include lanthanum oxide (La 2 O 3 ).
• Lanthanum oxide is one of the cheapest oxides providing high refractive indexes without significant loss of transmittance in visible range.
• addition of La 2 O 3 may reduce the risk of phase separation.
• La 2 O 3 provides higher density than other high-index components, such as, for example, TiO 2 , Nb 2 O 5 or WO 3 .
• being added in high amount it may cause crystallization of refractory species, like lanthanum disilicate (La2Si2O7), lanthanum zirconate (La 2 ZrO 5 ) and others, or solid solutions comprising these minerals, which may increase the liquidus temperature of glasses and, accordingly, reduce their glass forming ability.
• the content of La2O3 is preferably limited, and in some cases a glass may be substantially free of La2O3.
• the glass composition may contain lanthanum oxide (La2O3) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 26.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain La 2 O 3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 13.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.25 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 22.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 24.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain La 2 O 3 in an amount less than or equal to 26.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 24.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 22.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain La2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 13.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 22.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.17 mol.% and less than or equal to 19.99 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.25 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 26.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol
• Glass composition may include yttria (Y2O3).
• Yttria provides high refractive index at a lower density than other rare earth metal oxides, such as La2O3, Gd2O3 and others, without causing the loss of transmittance in the visible.
• addition of Y 2 O 3 may cause crystallization of refractory minerals, such as yttrium zirconate Y2ZrO5, yttrium niobate YNbO4 and others, which may increase the liquidus temperature of glasses and, accordingly, reduce their glass forming ability.
• the content of Y2O3 is preferably limited, and in some cases a glass may be substantially free of Y2O3.
• the glass composition may contain yttria (Y 2 O 3 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain Y2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.8 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Y2O3 in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 6.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 4.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 3.4 mol.%, less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 1.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Y2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 6.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 4.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.4 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.8 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.4 mol.% and less than or equal to 4.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 4.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• Glass composition may include vanadia (V2O5).
• Vanadia provides the highest ratio of the refractive index to density among all oxides.
• vanadia may cause undesirable dark coloring and may also raise environmental concerns.
• the content of vanadia is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be free of V2O5.
• the glass composition may contain vanadia (V 2 O 5 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain V2O5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may contain V2O5 in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 0.1 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain V2O5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%.
• Glass composition may include lead oxide (PbO).
• Lead oxide provides very high refractive index, but also significantly increases the density. Also, PbO may cause ecological concern. For these reasons, the content of PbO is preferably limited, or glasses may be substantially free of PbO.
• the glass composition may contain lead oxide (PbO) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain PbO in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may contain PbO in an amount less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain PbO in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.0 mol.%.
• Glass composition may include tellurium oxide (TeO2).
• Tellurium oxide generally works like bismuth oxide described in this disclosure; in addition, TeO 2 is very expensive, which may make the cost of starting materials high. Accordingly, the content of tellurium oxide is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be free of TeO2.
• the glass composition may contain tellurium oxide (TeO2) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain TeO 2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain TeO 2 in an amount less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 13.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.5 mol.%, less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 1.2 mol.%, or less than or equal to 0.1 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain TeO 2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.14 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.21 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.2 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.2 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.
• Glass composition may include bismuth oxide (Bi2O3).
• Bi2O3 provides very high refractive index, but leads to increases in density. However, it may decrease the viscosity of melts at high temperatures, which may cause crystallization of the melts when cooling. Accordingly, the content of bismuth oxide is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be free of Bi 2 O 3 .
• the glass composition may contain bismuth oxide (Bi 2 O 3 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain Bi 2 O 3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 18.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Bi2O3 in an amount less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 18.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 11.5 mol.%, less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Bi2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 11.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.88 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.13 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.0 mol
• Glass composition may include zirconia (ZrO 2 ).
• Zirconia can increase the refractive index while maintaining an acceptably low density.
• ZrO2 can also increase the viscosity of the melt, which may help to protect the melt from crystallization.
• ZrO2 does not introduce coloring in the glass in the visible and near-UV ranges, which may help to maintain a high transmittance of the glass.
• high concentrations of zirconia may cause crystallization of refractory minerals, such as zirconia (ZrO 2 ), zircon (ZrSiO 4 ), yttrium zirconate (Y 2 ZrO 5 ) and others, which may decrease the glass forming ability of the melt.
• the content of zirconia is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be free of ZrO2.
• the glass composition may contain zirconia (ZrO 2 ) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain ZrO 2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 4.4 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 7.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain ZrO2 in an amount less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 13.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.6 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.5 mol.%, less than or equal to 8.3 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain ZrO 2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 4.4 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.6 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 6.99 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.29 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.3 mol.%, greater than or equal to 8.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.
• Glass composition may include titania (TiO 2 ).
• TiO 2 titania
• the levels of TiO 2 and/or Nb 2 O 5 that are typically used in glasses to increase refractive index tend to decrease the transmittance in the near-UV region and shift the UV cut-off to higher wavelengths. Accordingly, the amount of TiO 2 is preferably limited, and in some cases a glass composition may be substantially free of TiO 2 .
• the glass composition may contain titania (TiO2) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain TiO2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 35.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain TiO 2 in an amount less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 18.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 15.5 mol.%, less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain TiO 2 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 18.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.99 mol.% and less than or equal to 13.53 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 15.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 18.0 mol.
• Glass composition may include niobia (Nb2O5).
• Niobia can be used to increase the refractive index of glass while maintaining a low density.
• niobia can introduce a yellow coloring to the glass that cannot be bleached in the same manner as titania, which can result in a loss of transmittance, particularly in the blue and UV range.
• Niobia may cause crystallization and/or phase separation of the melt. Accordingly, the amount of Nb2O5 is preferably limited; in some embodiments, the glasses may be substantially free of Nb2O5.
• the glass composition may contain Nb2O5 in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub- ranges between the foregoing values. In some embodiments, the glass composition may contain Nb2O5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 4.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 24.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 26.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 28.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Nb2O5 in an amount less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 28.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 26.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 24.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain Nb2O5 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 4.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.78 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% and less
• Glass composition may include tungsten oxide (WO 3 ).
• WO 3 provides high refractive index without significantly increasing density or causing undesirable coloring.
• it was empirically found that addition of WO 3 to glass composition may decrease the liquidus temperature, which allows melting such glasses at lower temperatures, that, in turn, may increase the transmittance of such glasses.
• addition of WO3 may decrease the glass transition temperature Tg, which allows forming these glasses at lower temperatures.
• Tg glass transition temperature
• the liquidus temperature tends to increase, and the viscosity at the liquidus temperature decreases, making it difficult to avoid crystallization of melts when cooling. Accordingly, the content of WO 3 is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be free of WO3.
• the glass composition may contain tungsten oxide (WO3) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% to less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass composition may contain WO 3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 35.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain WO 3 in an amount less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 38.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 30.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 23.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain WO3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 38.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 14.49 mol.% and less than or equal to 23.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 23.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 25.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.%, greater
• Glass composition may include iron (Fe). Iron oxides FeO and Fe 2 O 3 , and especially Fe 2 O 3 , may increase the viscosity of melt and, therefore, increase the liquidus viscosity. However, iron also provides undesirable coloring, which may reduce the light transmittance. Accordingly, the content of iron oxides is preferably limited, or glass compositions may be substantially free of iron oxides.
• the glass composition may contain iron (Fe) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% to less than or equal to 1.0 at.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may contain Fe in an amount less than or equal to 1.0 at.% or less than or equal to 0.5 at.%.
• the glass composition may contain Fe in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 0.5 at.%.
• Glass composition may include copper (Cu). Copper oxides may suppress yellow coloring of glass; also, these oxides may be unintentionally added to a glass composition as impurities to other materials. However, when adding at high amount, copper oxides may cause undesirable coloring. Accordingly, the content of copper oxides in glass composition is preferably limited, or a glass composition may be substantially free of copper oxides.
• the glass composition may contain copper (Cu) in an amount from greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% to less than or equal to 1.0 at.% and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may contain Cu in an amount less than or equal to 1.0 at.% or less than or equal to 0.5 at.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may contain Cu in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 0.5 at.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+SrO+ZnO+CdO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+SrO+ZnO+CdO less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+SrO+ZnO+CdO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+ZnO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+ZnO less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of BaO+ZnO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may contain sum of FeO+Fe2O3 in an amount less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% or less than or equal to 0.25 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may contain FeO+Fe2O3 in an amount greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.25 mol.%. [0069] In some embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of Li2O+Na2O+K2O greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of Li 2 O+Na 2 O+K 2 O less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of Li2O+Na2O+K2O greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. [0070] In some embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of MgO+CaO+SrO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of MgO+CaO+SrO less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of MgO+CaO+SrO greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. [0071] In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of MoO 3 +V 2 O 5 less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% or less than or equal to 2.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of MoO3+V2O5 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 2.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of TiO 2 +Nb 2 O 5 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 22.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of TiO2+Nb2O5 less than or equal to 28.9 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of TiO 2 +Nb 2 O 5 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 28.9 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 28.9 mol.%, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 28.9 mol.%, greater
• the glass composition may have a sum of TiO 2 +ZrO 2 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 18.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of TiO2+ZrO2 less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of TiO 2 +ZrO 2 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of WO3+Bi2O3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 18.9 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a sum of WO3+Bi2O3 less than or equal to 26.2 mol.%, less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a sum of WO3+Bi2O3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 26.2 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 26.2 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 26.2 mol.%, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or
• the glass composition may have limitations for a ratio (La 2 O 3 +Y 2 O 3 )/(TiO 2 +Bi 2 O 3 ). It was empirically found that undesirable color provided by TiO 2 and Bi 2 O 3 may be reduced in the presence of La2O3 and Y2O3. In some embodiments, the glass composition may have a ratio (La 2 O 3 +Y 2 O 3 )/(TiO 2 +Bi 2 O 3 ) [mol.%] greater than or equal to 0.000, or greater than or equal to 0.7. [0076] In some embodiments, the glass composition may have limitations for a ratio Nb2O5/TiO2.
• the glass composition may have a ratio Nb2O5/TiO2 greater than or equal to 0.00 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 1.00 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass may have a ratio Nb2O5/TiO2 less than or equal to 1.50 mol.% or less than or equal to 1.00 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a ratio Nb2O5/TiO2 greater than or equal to 1.00 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.50 mol.%, greater than or equal to 0.00 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.50 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.00 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.00 mol.%.
• glass composition may have limitations for a ratio P 2 O 5 /B 2 O 3 . It was empirically found that when P2O5 is added to glass compositions of the present disclosure, the risk of liquid-liquid phase separation may increase, especially in the case of comparably low content of B 2 O 3 .
• the glass composition may have a ratio P2O5/B2O3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.25 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a ratio P 2 O 5 /B 2 O 3 less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% or less than or equal to 0.25 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a P2O5/B2O3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.25 mol.%. [0078] In some embodiments, the glass composition may have limitations for a difference SiO2-B2O3.
• the glass composition may have a difference SiO2-B2O3 greater than or equal to - 29.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to -10.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a difference SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, less than or equal to -10.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to -24.0 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a difference SiO2-B2O3 greater than or equal to -29.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to -29.0 mol.% and less than or equal to -10.0 mol.%.
• glass composition may have limitations for a ratio SiO2/B2O3. It was empirically found that SiO 2 , like P 2 O 5 , may sometimes stimulate liquid-liquid phase separation in the melts of the glasses of the present disclosure, especially in the case of comparably low content of B 2 O 3 . For that reason, in some embodiments the ratio (SiO2/B2O3) is preferably limited. In some embodiments, the glass composition may have a ratio SiO 2 /B 2 O 3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.2 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a ratio SiO2/B2O3 less than or equal to 0.4 mol.% or less than or equal to 0.2 mol.%. In some more embodiments, the glass composition may have a ratio SiO 2 /B 2 O 3 greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.4 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.2 mol.%. [0080] In some embodiments, glass composition may have limitations for the difference TiO 2 -Nb 2 O 5 .
• the difference is preferably limited.
• the glass composition may have a difference TiO2-Nb2O5 greater than or equal to -3.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a difference TiO2-Nb2O5 less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, less than or equal to 2.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a TiO2-Nb2O5 greater than or equal to -3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to -3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 2.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to -3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0 mol.%.
• glass composition may have limitations for a difference Nb2O5-SiO2. In some embodiments, it was empirically found that reducing the content of Nb 2 O 5 may cause liquid-liquid phase separation, especially when SiO 2 is added to a glass composition.
• the glass composition may have a difference Nb2O5-SiO2 greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 12.5 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a difference Nb2O5-SiO2 less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% or less than or equal to 12.5 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a difference Nb2O5-SiO2 greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 12.5 mol.%, greater than or equal to 11.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.%.
• glass composition may have limitations for the difference REmOn+ZrO2- Nb 2 O 5 . It was empirically found that in some cases, adding rare earth metal oxides and/or zirconia without or with little amount of Nb2O5 may cause liquid-liquid phase separation of the melt.
• the glass composition may have a difference RE m O n +ZrO 2 - Nb2O5 greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 6.8 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 14.0 mol.%. In some other embodiments, the glass composition may have a difference REmOn+ZrO2-Nb2O5 less than or equal to 14.7 mol.%, less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, or less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%.
• the glass composition may have a difference RE m O n +ZrO 2 -Nb 2 O 5 greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.7 mol.%, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 6.8 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.7 mol.%, greater than or equal to 6.8 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 6.8 mol.% and less than or equal to 9.0 mol.%, greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.7 mol.%, or greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.%.
• the glass may have the refractive index at 587.56 nm nd from greater than or equal to 1.90 to less than or equal to 2.20 and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass may have the nd greater than or equal to 1.90, greater than or equal to 1.95, greater than or equal to 2.00, greater than or equal to 2.04, greater than or equal to 2.05, greater than or equal to 2.10, greater than or equal to 2.14, greater than or equal to 2.16, or greater than or equal to 2.18.
• the glass may have the nd less than or equal to 2.20, less than or equal to 2.18, less than or equal to 2.16, less than or equal to 2.15, less than or equal to 2.14, less than or equal to 2.10, less than or equal to 2.09, less than or equal to 2.00, or less than or equal to 1.95.
• the glass may have the n d greater than or equal to 2.04 and less than or equal to 2.20, greater than or equal to 2.05 and less than or equal to 2.20, greater than or equal to 1.90 and less than or equal to 2.20, greater than or equal to 1.90 and less than or equal to 1.95, greater than or equal to 2.00 and less than or equal to 2.09, greater than or equal to 2.09 and less than or equal to 2.20, greater than or equal to 2.09 and less than or equal to 2.10, greater than or equal to 2.14 and less than or equal to 2.15.
• the glass may have the glass transition temperature Tg from greater than or equal to 500 °C to less than or equal to 750 °C and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values. In some embodiments, the glass may have the T g greater than or equal to 500 °C, greater than or equal to 550 °C, greater than or equal to 600 °C, greater than or equal to 606 °C, greater than or equal to 690 °C, greater than or equal to 700 °C, greater than or equal to 710 °C, or greater than or equal to 730 °C.
• the glass may have the Tg less than or equal to 750 °C, less than or equal to 730 °C, less than or equal to 710 °C, less than or equal to 700 °C, less than or equal to 690 °C, less than or equal to 650 °C, less than or equal to 631 °C, less than or equal to 600 °C, or less than or equal to 550 °C.
• the glass may have the T g greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 750 °C, greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 700 °C, greater than or equal to 600 °C and less than or equal to 631 °C, greater than or equal to 631 °C and less than or equal to 750 °C, greater than or equal to 631 °C and less than or equal to 650 °C, greater than or equal to 650 °C and less than or equal to 750 °C, greater than or equal to 650 °C and less than or equal to 690 °C.
• the glass may have the density at room temperature dRT from greater than or equal to 4.50 g/cm 3 to less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass may have the d RT greater than or equal to 4.50 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.00 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.50 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.90 g/cm 3 , or greater than or equal to 6.10 g/cm 3 .
• the glass may have the dRT less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 , less than or equal to 6.10 g/cm 3 , less than or equal to 5.90 g/cm 3 , less than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3 , less than or equal to 5.50 g/cm 3 , or less than or equal to 5.00 g/cm 3 .
• the glass may have the d RT greater than or equal to 4.50 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 4.50 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 4.50 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.00 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.00 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.00 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.50 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.50 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.50 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.30 g/cm 3 , greater than or equal to 5.70 g/cm 3
• the glass may have the Abbe number n d from greater than or equal to 14.00 to less than or equal to 23.00 and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass may have the n d greater than or equal to 14.00, greater than or equal to 15.00, greater than or equal to 19.00, greater than or equal to 20.00, greater than or equal to 21.00, or greater than or equal to 22.00.
• the glass may have the n d less than or equal to 23.00, less than or equal to 22.00, less than or equal to 21.00, less than or equal to 20.00, less than or equal to 19.00, or less than or equal to 15.00.
• the glass may have the n d greater than or equal to 14.00 and less than or equal to 23.00, greater than or equal to 15.00 and less than or equal to 21.00, greater than or equal to 14.00 and less than or equal to 15.00, greater than or equal to 15.00 and less than or equal to 23.00, greater than or equal to 15.00 and less than or equal to 19.00, greater than or equal to 19.00 and less than or equal to 23.00, greater than or equal to 19.00 and less than or equal to 20.00, greater than or equal to 20.00 and less than or equal to 23.00, greater than or equal to 20.00 and less than or equal to 21.00, greater than or equal to 21.00 and less than or equal to 23.00, greater than or equal to 21.00 and less than or equal to 22.00.
• the glass may have the Young's modulus E from greater than or equal to 100 GPa to less than or equal to 140 GPa and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values. In some embodiments, the glass may have the E greater than or equal to 100 GPa, greater than or equal to 105 GPa, greater than or equal to 120 GPa, greater than or equal to 125 GPa, greater than or equal to 130 GPa, or greater than or equal to 135 GPa.
• the glass may have the E less than or equal to 140 GPa, less than or equal to 135 GPa, less than or equal to 130 GPa, less than or equal to 125 GPa, less than or equal to 120 GPa, or less than or equal to 105 GPa.
• the glass may have the E greater than or equal to 100 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, greater than or equal to 100 GPa and less than or equal to 105 GPa, greater than or equal to 105 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, greater than or equal to 105 GPa and less than or equal to 120 GPa, greater than or equal to 120 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, greater than or equal to 120 GPa and less than or equal to 125 GPa, greater than or equal to 125 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, greater than or equal to 125 GPa and less than or equal to 130 GPa, greater than or equal to 130 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, greater than or equal to 130 GPa and less than or equal to 135 GPa.
• the glass may have the linear thermal expansion coefficient of glass in the range 20-300°C a 20-300 from greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 to less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 and all ranges and sub-ranges between the foregoing values.
• the glass may have the a 20-300 greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to x 10 -7 65 K -1 , greater than or equal to 70 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 80 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 84 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 86 x 10 -7 K -1 , or greater than or equal to 88 x 10 -7 K -1 .
• the glass may have the a 20-300 less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 , less than or equal to 88 x 10 -7 K -1 , less than or equal to 86 x 10 -7 K -1 , less than or equal to 84 x 10 -7 K -1 , less than or equal to 80 x 10 -7 K -1 , less than or equal to 70 x 10 -7 K -1 , or less than or equal to 65 x 10 -7 K -1 .
• the glass may have the a20-300 greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 65 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 65 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 65 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 70 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 70 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 70 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 80 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 80 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 , greater than or equal to 80 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K
• the glass may have the liquidus temperature Tliq less than or equal to 1200 °C. [0090] In some embodiments, the glass may have the wavelength corresponding to 70% total transmittance of a sample of 10 mm thickness l70% less than or equal to 450 nm. [0091] In some embodiments, the glass may have a glass formation parameter P GF greater than or equal to -5, greater than or equal to 0, greater than or equal to 5, greater than or equal to 9, greater than or equal to 11, or greater than or equal to 13. In some other embodiments, the glass may have a glass formation parameter P GF less than or equal to 15 or less than or equal to 5.
• the glass may have a PGF greater than or equal to -5 and less than or equal to 15, or greater than or equal to -5 and less than or equal to 5, greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 15, or greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 5.
• the glass may have a quantity nd - (1.483 + 0.104 * dRT) greater than or equal to 0.000.
• the glass may have a quantity nd - (1.503 + 0.104 * dRT) greater than or equal to 0.000.
• the glass may have a quantity nd - (1.47 + 0.0009 * Tg) greater than or equal to 0.000.
• the glass may have a quantity n d - (1.49 + 0.0009 * T g ) greater than or equal to 0.000.
• Logarithmic ratio) LR(T g, T liq ), where T g and T liq are expressed in units of °C, is a quantity calculated by the following formula (I): [0097] It was empirically found that for the glasses the value of LR(T g, T liq ) correlates with the liquidus viscosity hliq.
• FIG.1 presents the relationship between these two quantities for some Comparative Glasses, which compositions include greater than or equal to 15.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 and which have a refractive index that is greater than or equal to 2.00.
• the Comparative Glasses were disclosed in US patent application publication no.2021/0179479 A1, JP patent application publication no.2007- 112697A and US provisional patent application serial no.63/163,269.
• max means maximum of two values in parentheses delimited by comma and in particular max(0, WO3-TiO2-0.5*ZrO2) means the greater of 0 and a difference WO 3 -TiO 2 -0.5*ZrO 2 .
• the glass formation parameter PGF has been found to correlate with the ability of the melt of a given composition to vitrify when cooling. It was empirically found that when the value of P GF is low or negative the risk of liquid-liquid phase separation may increase, and in this case the melt may either become opaque or crystallize when cooling. In turn, when the value of PGF becomes very high, the risk of precipitation of WO 3 and other components of the melt when cooling may be increased.
• Refractive index nd, density dRT and glass transition temperature Tg are properties of glass that can be predicted from the glass composition.
• a linear regression analysis of the Exemplary Glasses of the present disclosure in the EXAMPLES section below and other glass compositions reported in the literature was performed to determine equations that can predict the composition dependences of the refractive index n d , density and glass transition temperature.
• the refractive index parameter P n is a parameter that predicts the refractive index nd at 587.56 nm, calculated from the components of the glass composition expressed in mol.%
• density parameter P d is a parameter that predicts the density at room temperature dRT [in units of g/cm 3 ], calculated from the components of the glass composition expressed in mol.%
• Tg parameter PTg is a parameter that predicts the glass transition temperature Tg [in units of °C], calculated from the components of the glass composition expressed in mol.%.
• each component of the glass composition is listed in terms of its chemical formula, where the chemical formula refers to the concentration of the component expressed in mol.%.
• the chemical formula refers to the concentration of the component expressed in mol.%.
• Al2O3 refers to the concentration of Al 2 O 3 , expressed in mol.%, in the glass composition. It is understood that not all components listed in Formulas (IV), (V) and (VI) are necessarily present in a particular glass composition and that Formulas (IV), (V) and (VI) are equally valid for glass compositions that contain less than all of the components listed in the formulas.
• Formulas (IV), (V) and (VI) are also valid for glass compositions within the scope and claims of the present disclosure that contain components in addition to the components listed in the formulas. If a component listed in Formulas (IV), (V) and (VI) is absent in a particular glass composition, the concentration of the component in the glass composition is 0 mol.% and the contribution of the component to the value calculated from the formulas is zero.
• RE m O n is a total sum of rare earth metal oxides.
• Table 1 Composition Space Used for Modeling Table 2.
• FIG.2 is a plot of the parameter P n calculated by Formula (IV) as a function of measured refractive index nd for some Literature Glasses ("Comp.
• FIG.3 is a plot of the parameter P d calculated by Formula (V) as a function of measured density dRT for some Literature Glasses ("Comp. Glasses”) and some Exemplary Glasses ("Ex. Glasses”).
• FIG.4 is a plot of the parameter P Tg calculated by Formula (VI) as a function of measured glass transition temperature Tg for some Literature Glasses ("Comp. Glasses") and some Exemplary Glasses ("Ex. Glasses").
• the compositional dependence of the parameter P Tg had an error within a range of ⁇ 17 unit (°C) of the measured Tg for the majority of glasses, that corresponds to the standard error specified in Table 2.
• T g As a function of glass composition, one should understand that the numerical value of this quantity may depend on the method of its measurement (such as differential scanning calorimetry [DSC], differential thermal analysis [DTA], thermomechanical analysis [TMA] and others), measurement conditions (such as heating rate when measuring T g when heating a sample), and the thermal history, that means the time-temperature schedule of preliminary thermal treatment, starting from melting a sample. That is why comparison of measured values of T g with the results of calculation from the glass composition may give some deviations caused by different methods of measurement, and/or different process conditions, and/or different thermal history.
• DSC differential scanning calorimetry
• DTA differential thermal analysis
• TMA thermomechanical analysis
• the analysis of published data taken from different sources, performed with the use of the publicly available SciGlass Information System database shows that typically the values of T g reported for the same compositions and obtained in different ways deviate from each other within approximately ⁇ 10-20°C, which is, typically, many times less than the variation of T g caused by changing the glass compositions within the ranges considered in the present disclosure.
• the formula for prediction of T g from the glass composition presented in the present disclosure relates to the experimental conditions and methods described in the disclosure, which assumes the measurement by DSC method when heating the glass samples with the rate of 10°C/min cooled according to the procedure described in the present disclosure without special preliminary treatment.
• Table 3 identifies the combination of components and their respective amounts according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
• the Exemplary Glasses A in Table 3 may include additional components according to any aspects of the present disclosure as described herein.
• Exemplary Glasses A may also have a refractive index at 587.56 nm n d of greater than or equal to 2.04.
• Exemplary Glasses A may also have a glass formation parameter P GF from -5 to 15.
• Table 4 identifies the combination of components and their respective amounts according to other embodiments.
• the Exemplary Glasses B in Table 4 may include additional components according to any aspects of the present disclosure as described herein.
• Exemplary Glasses B according to embodiments may optionally include copper (Cu) in an amount 0.0 to 1.0 at.%.
• Exemplary Glasses B may also optionally include iron (Fe) in an amount 0.0 to 1.0 at.%.
• Exemplary Glasses B may also satisfy the following condition: TiO2-Nb2O5 [mol.%] ⁇ 5.0, where chemical formulas refer to the amounts of components in the glass composition, expressed in mol.%. [00117] According to some embodiments, Exemplary Glasses B may also satisfy the following condition: SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 [mol.%] ⁇ 5.0, where chemical formulas refer to the amounts of components in the glass composition, expressed in mol.%. [00118] According to some embodiments, Exemplary Glasses B may also have a refractive index at 587.56 nm nd of greater than or equal to 1.9.
• Exemplary Glasses B may also satisfy the following formula: n d - (1.483 + 0.104 * d RT ) > 0.000.
• Exemplary Glasses B may also satisfy the following formula: nd - (1.503 + 0.104 * dRT) > 0.000.
• Table 5 identifies the combination of components and their respective amounts according to further embodiments of the present disclosure.
• the Exemplary Glasses C in Table 5 may include additional components according to any aspects of the present disclosure as described herein.
• Exemplary Glasses C may satisfy the following condition: Nb2O5-SiO2 [mol.%] 3 3.0, where chemical formulas refer to the amounts of components in the glass composition, expressed in mol.%.
• Exemplary Glasses C may also have a glass transition temperature T g [°C] from 500 to 750.
• Exemplary Glasses C may also satisfy the following formula: n d - (1.47 + 0.0009 * T g ) > 0.000, where nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm, and Tg is a glass transition temperature (°C).
• Exemplary Glasses C may also satisfy the following formula: n d - (1.49 + 0.0009 * T g ) > 0.000, where nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm, and Tg is a glass transition temperature (°C).
• One of two controlled cooling conditions was then applied to the melt. In the first cooling condition (referred to as "15 min test” or “15 min devit test”), the cooling rate was controlled so that it took about 15 min for the samples to cool from 1100 °C to 500 °C in air inside a furnace.
• the cooling rate was controlled so that it took about 2.5 min for the samples to cool from 1100 °C to 500 °C in air inside a furnace. Temperature readings were obtained by direct reading of the furnace temperature or using an IR camera with calibration scaling.
• the first cooling condition (15 min test) approximately corresponds to the cooling rate of up to 300 °C/min at a temperature of 1000°C and the second cooling condition (2.5 min test) approximately corresponds to the cooling rate of up to 600 °C/min at 1000 °C (in both tests, the cooling rate approached its maximum at about 1000 °C). When the temperature of the glass is lower, the cooling rate decreases significantly.
• Typical schedules of the first and second cooling conditions are shown in FIG.5.
• observations referred to as "15-min devit test” and "2.5-min devit test” are specified in Table 6 below; the observation "1” is used to denote that a glass composition passed the indicated devit test, where a composition is deemed to have passed the indicated devit test if a melt of the composition forms a glass free of crystals visible to the naked eye under an optical microscope under magnification of 500x.
• the observation "0” is used to denote that a glass composition failed the indicated devit test.
• a glass that passes the 2.5-min devit test is referred to herein as a “glass that does not crystallize”.
• a one kilogram batch of the components was prepared in a pure platinum crucible.
• the crucible was placed in a furnace set at a temperature of 1250°C, after which, the temperature in the furnace was raised to 1300°C and held at 1300°C for 2 hours.
• the furnace temperature was then reduced to 1250°C and the glass was allowed to equilibrate at this temperature for an hour before being poured on a steel table followed by annealing at Tg for an hour.
• Some exemplary glass compositions were also melted in a "one liter" platinum crucible heated by the Joule effect. In this process, batches of approximately 3700 g of raw materials (components) were used.
• the crucible was filled in 1.5 hours at 1250°C. The temperature was then raised to 1300°C and held for one hour. During this step, the melt was stirred at 60 rpm for 30 minutes. Stirring was then paused for an additional 30 minutes. The temperature was then decreased to 1200°C where the melt was allowed to equilibrate for 30 minutes and the stirring speed was continued at a rate of 20 rpm. A delivery tube was then heated above the liquidus temperature of the glass and the melt was cast on a cooled graphite table. The resulting glass was formed into a bar of approximately 25 mm in thickness, 50 mm in width, and 90 cm in length. The bars were inspected under an optical microscope to check for crystallization and were all crystal free.
• the glass quality observed under the optical microscope was good with the bars being free of striae and bubbles.
• the glass was placed at Tg in a lehr oven for 1 hour for a rough annealing. The bars were then annealed in a static furnace for one hour at Tg and the temperature was then lowered at 1°C/min to return the glass to room temperature.
• Some samples of the exemplary glasses were bleached after melting to improve the transmittance. The bleaching process was performed at a temperature between 500°C and the crystallization onset temperature Tx. When the bleaching temperature is less than about 500°C, the bleaching process may take too long time because of its slow rate. When the bleaching temperature exceeds Tx, the glass may crystallize when heat-treating.
• the temperature and time of bleaching were selected to come to an acceptable total transmittance within a reasonable time, such as less than or equal to 24 hours, or less than or equal to 48 hours, or less than or equal to 96 hours, or like.
• the glasses were heated from room temperature at a rate from 3 to 5 °C/min. After bleaching, the glasses were cooled to the room temperature at a rate from 1 to 3 °C/min.
• n refers to the refractive index at a corresponding wavelength in nm; for example, n 632.8 nm refers to the refractive index at wavelengths of 632.8 nm.
• Tx refers to the crystallization onset temperature.
• Table 7 lists the glass compositions and properties for Comparative Glasses C1-C39. Table 7. Compositions and Properties of Comparative Example Glasses
• FIG.6 is a plot showing the relationship between the density parameter P d and the refractive index parameter Pn for some of the Exemplary Glasses and some of the Comparative Glasses.
• the Exemplary Glasses are the Examples 1, 4 to 8, 26 to 39, 41 to 61, 63 to 72, 74 to 108, 116, 117, 124 to 126, 139 to 160, 163 to 167, and 179 to 188 from Table 6.
• the Comparative Glasses (open circles) are the Examples C1 to C12 from Table 7.
• the density parameter Pd that predicts density at room temperature was determined according to Formula (V).
• the refractive index parameter P n that predicts refractive index at 587.56 nm was determined according to Formula (IV).
• FIG.6 is a plot showing the relationship between the density at room temperature dRT and the refractive index at 587.56 nm n d for some of the Exemplary Glasses and some of the Comparative Glasses.
• the Exemplary Glasses are the Examples 6, 8, 63, 65, 78, 80, 83, 86, 93, 97, 104, 107, and 156 from Table 6.
• the Comparative Glasses are the Examples C13 to C17 from Table 7. All of the Exemplary Glasses and Comparative Glasses shown in FIG.7 have the features specified in Table 9. In Table 9, the specification "Not limited”, if appears, refers to a limitation that was not considered when selecting the compositions. In FIG.7, some of the above-enumerated compositions may be labeled for better visibility, some others may not, and some more glasses may not be shown, which does not affect the further conclusions. Table 9.
• the said Exemplary Glasses and none of the Comparative Glasses represented in FIG.7 satisfy the following formula (VIII)(b): nd - (1.503 + 0.104 * dRT) > 0.00 (VIII)(b) [00144]
• the Exemplary Examples represented in FIG.7 that satisfy the formula (VIII)(b) are characterized by the highest values of nd at comparable values of dRT among the glasses that have the features specified in Table 9. [00145] This means that, under the conditions specified in Table 9 above, some of the Exemplary Glasses have higher measured values of the refractive index at 587.56 nm nd at comparable measured values of the density at room temperature dRT than the best of the Comparative Glasses satisfying the same conditions.
• FIG.8 is a plot showing the relationship between the Tg parameter PTg and the refractive index parameter Pn for some of the Exemplary Glasses and some of the Comparative Glasses.
• the Exemplary Glasses are the Examples 1 to 21, 23 to 138, 145 to 160, 162 to 166, 168 to 177, and 177 to 184 from Table 6.
• the Comparative Glasses are the Examples C18 to C29 from Table 7.
• the T g parameter P Tg that predicts glass transition temperature was determined according to Formula (VI).
• the refractive index parameter Pn that predicts refractive index at 587.56 nm was determined according to Formula (IV).
• All of the Exemplary Glasses and Comparative Glasses shown in FIG.8 have the features specified in Table 11.
• Table 11 the specification "Not limited” refers to a limitation that was not considered when selecting the compositions.
• Table 11 Limitations for glass compositions shown in FIG.8 [00149]
• the above-enumerated Comparative Glasses were selected as having the highest refractive index parameter P n at comparable values of T g parameter P Tg among the known glasses that have the features specified in Table 11.
• FIG.8 is a plot showing the relationship between the glass transition temperature T g and the refractive index at 587.56 nm nd for some of the Exemplary Glasses and some of the Comparative Glasses.
• the Exemplary Glasses are the Examples 53, 60, and 86 from Table 6.
• the Comparative Glasses are the Examples C18, C22 and C30 to C39 from Table 7. All of the Exemplary Glasses and Comparative Glasses shown in FIG.9 have the features specified in Table 12.
• “Not limited” refers to a limitation that was not considered when selecting the compositions.
• FIG.9 some of the above-enumerated compositions may be labeled for better visibility, some others may not, and some more glasses may not be shown, which does not affect the further conclusions. Table 12.
• the said Exemplary Glasses and none of the Comparative Glasses represented in FIG.9 satisfy the following formula (X)(b): n d - (1.49 + 0.0009 * T g ) > 0.00 (X)(b)
• the Exemplary Examples represented in FIG.9 that satisfy the formula (X)(b) are characterized by the highest values of nd at comparable values of Tg among the glasses that have the features specified in Table 12. [00158] This means that, under the conditions specified in Table 12 above, some of the Exemplary Glasses have higher measured values of the refractive index at 587.56 nm nd at comparable measured values of the glass transition temperature T g than the best of the Comparative Glasses satisfying the same conditions.
• the glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% TeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% ZrO 2
• the glass of the first aspect wherein the glass has a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 2.04.
• the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 2.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-3 wherein the composition of the components comprises one or more of the following components: greater than or equal to 23.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 13.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 22.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 38.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 4.4 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.6 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 18.0 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 11.5 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-4 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 24.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 31.0 mol.% B2O3, greater than or equal to 14.25 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 4.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% SiO 2 , greater than or equal to 3.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.5 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.0 mol.% ZrO 2 , greater than or equal
• the glass of aspect 1, wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% TiO 2 and greater than or equal to 0.1 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-3 and 6, wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% WO 3 and greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-7 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% BaO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% CdO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% ZnO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O and greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% MgO + CaO + SrO.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-8 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% Al 2 O 3 and wherein the composition of the components satisfies the condition: 0.00 ⁇ P 2 O 5 / B 2 O 3 [mol.%] ⁇ 0.50.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-9 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.% MoO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 2.0 mol.% Ta 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.0 mol.% Sb2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% GeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% PbO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.2 mol.% As2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% FeO + Fe2O3, wherein the composition of the components is substantially free of fluorine and V 2 O 5 .
• the glass has a density at room temperature, d RT that is greater than or equal to 4.5 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.3 g/cm 3 , a Young's modulus, E that is greater than or equal to 100 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 2.0 and less than or equal to 2.2, an Abbe number, nd that is greater than or equal to 14 and less than or equal to 23 and a linear thermal expansion coefficient of glass in the range 20-300°C, a 20-300 that is greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-13 wherein the glass has a density at room temperature, d RT that is greater than or equal to 4.5 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.7 g/cm 3 and a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 2.1 and less than or equal to 2.2.
• d RT density at room temperature
• n d Abbe number
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-16 wherein the glass has logarithmic ratio that is greater than or equal to -0.21, a glass transition temperature, Tg that is greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 700 °C and a liquidus temperature, Tliq t hat is less than or equal to 1200 °C, where the logarithmic ratio is given by Formula (I): [00179]
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-17 wherein the composition of the components satisfies the conditions: (La 2 O 3 + Y 2 O 3 ) / (TiO 2 + Bi 2 O 3 ) [mol.%] 3 0.70, 1.0 ⁇ Nb 2 O 5 / TiO 2 [mol.%] ⁇ 1.5 and 0.00 ⁇ SiO 2 / B 2 O 3 [mol.%] ⁇ 0.40.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-18 wherein when cooled in air from 1100 °C to 500 °C in 2.5 minutes, the glass does not crystallize.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-19 wherein when having a thickness of 10 mm, the glass has wavelength corresponding to 70% total transmittance l 70% that is less than or equal to 450 nm.
• a method for manufacturing an optical element the method comprising processing the glass of any one of aspects 1-20.
• an optical element comprising the glass of any one of aspects 1-21.
• the glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% B2O3, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.% P2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.% Cu, greater than or equal to 0.0 at.% and less than or equal to 1.0 at.% Fe, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% BaO + SrO + ZnO + CdO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% MoO 3 + V 2 O 5 and may optionally contain one or more components selected from TiO2, Nb2O5, SiO2, Al2O
• the glass of the twenty-third aspect wherein the glass has a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 1.9 and wherein the glass satisfies the conditions: nd - (1.483 + 0.104 * dRT) > 0.000, where dRT [g/cm 3 ] is a density at room temperature.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-24 wherein the glass satisfies the conditions: nd - (1.503 + 0.104 * dRT) > 0.000, where nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm and d RT [g/cm 3 ] is a density at room temperature.
• nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm
• d RT [g/cm 3 ] is a density at room temperature.
• Pn - (1.503 + 0.104 * Pd) > 0.000 the glass of any one of aspects 23-24, wherein the glass satisfies the condition: Pn - (1.503 + 0.104 * Pd) > 0.000.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-26 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 2.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 0.3 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% TeO 2
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-27 wherein the composition of the components comprises one or more of the following components: greater than or equal to 23.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.% B2O3, greater than or equal to 13.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 22.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 38.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 4.4 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.6 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 18.0 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 11.5 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-28 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 24.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 31.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 14.25 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 0.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 4.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% SiO 2 , greater than or equal to 3.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.5 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.%
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-26 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% La2O3 and greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% TiO2.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-27 and 30, wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% WO 3 and greater than or equal to 1.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-31 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% BaO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% CdO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% ZnO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O and greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% MgO + CaO + SrO.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-32 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% Al 2 O 3 and wherein the composition of the components satisfies the conditions: 0.00 ⁇ P 2 O 5 / B2O3 [mol.%] ⁇ 0.50, where chemical formulas mean the content of corresponding components in the glass.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-33 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.% MoO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 2.0 mol.% Ta 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.0 mol.% Sb2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% GeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% PbO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.2 mol.% As2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% FeO + Fe 2 O 3 , wherein the composition of the components is substantially free of fluorine and V 2 O 5 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-34 wherein the glass has a glass formation parameter, P GF that is greater than or equal to -1 and less than or equal to 10, where P GF is calculated from the glass composition in terms of mol.% of the components according to the Formula (III):
• P GF (B 2 O 3 /3) + max(0,WO 3 - TiO 2 - 0.5 * ZrO 2 ) + Nb 2 O 5 + Ta 2 O 5 - (RE m O n + Bi 2 O 3 ), (III) where REmOn is a total sum of rare earth metal oxides, max(0, WO3-TiO2-0.5*ZrO2) refers to the greater of 0 and a difference WO 3 –TiO 2 –0.5*ZrO 2 , and an asterisk (*) means multiplication.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-35 wherein the glass has a density at room temperature, dRT that is greater than or equal to 4.5 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 6.3 g/cm 3 , a Young's modulus, E that is greater than or equal to 100 GPa and less than or equal to 140 GPa, a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 2.0 and less than or equal to 2.2, an Abbe number, nd that is greater than or equal to 14 and less than or equal to 23 and a linear thermal expansion coefficient of glass in the range 20-300°C, a 20-300 that is greater than or equal to 60 x 10 -7 K -1 and less than or equal to 90 x 10 -7 K -1 .
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-36 wherein the glass satisfies the conditions: 4.5 ⁇ Pd ⁇ 5.7 and 2.1 ⁇ Pn ⁇ 2.2.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-37 wherein the glass has a density at room temperature, dRT that is greater than or equal to 4.5 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.7 g/cm 3 and a refractive index at 587.56 nm, n d that is greater than or equal to 2.1 and less than or equal to 2.2.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-38 wherein the glass has an Abbe number, nd that is greater than or equal to 15 and less than or equal to 21.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-40 wherein the glass has logarithmic ratio that is greater than or equal to -0.21, a glass transition temperature, Tg that is greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 700 °C and a liquidus temperature, Tliq that is less than or equal to 1200 °C, where the logarithmic ratio is calculated according to the Formula (I): [00203]
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-41 wherein the composition of the components satisfies the conditions: (La2O3 + Y2O3) / (TiO2 + Bi2O3) [mol.%] 3 0.70, 1.0 ⁇ Nb2O5 / TiO2 [mol.%] ⁇ 1.5 and 0.00 ⁇ SiO2 / B2O3 [mol.%] ⁇ 0.40.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-42 wherein when cooled in air from 1100 °C to 500 °C in 2.5 minutes, the glass does not crystallize.
• the glass of any one of aspects 23-43 wherein when the glass has a thickness of 10 mm, the glass has wavelength corresponding to 70% total transmittance, l70% that is less than or equal to 450 nm.
• a method for manufacturing an optical element comprising processing the glass of any one of aspects 23-44.
• an optical element comprising the glass of any one of aspects 23-45.
• the glass comprises a plurality of components, the glass having a composition of the components comprising greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 30.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 14.0 mol.% TeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% P 2 O 5 , greater than or equal
• the glass of the forty-seventh aspect wherein the glass has a glass transition temperature, T g that is greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 750 °C and wherein the glass satisfies the condition: nd - (1.47 + 0.0009 * Tg) > 0.000, where nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-48 wherein the glass satisfies the condition: nd - (1.49 + 0.0009 * Tg) > 0.000, where nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm, and Tg [°C] is a glass transition temperature.
• nd is a refractive index at 587.56 nm
• Tg [°C] is a glass transition temperature.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-50 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 20.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 2.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% ZrO 2 , greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 40.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% TeO2, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 7.5 mol.% SiO 2 and greater than or
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-51 wherein the composition of the components comprises one or more of the following components: greater than or equal to 23.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 32.0 mol.% B2O3, greater than or equal to 13.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 22.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 9.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 38.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 4.4 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.6 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 3.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb2O5, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 18.0 mol.% TiO2, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 11.5 mol.% Bi2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.% TeO2,
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-52 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 24.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 31.0 mol.% B 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 14.25 mol.% and less than or equal to 21.0 mol.% La 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 13.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO3, greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 10.0 mol.% Bi 2 O 3 , greater than or equal to 4.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 16.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 3.5 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.5 mol.% TiO 2 , greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 8.5 mol.% ZrO2, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% SiO 2
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-50 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 10.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 25.0 mol.% Nb 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 35.0 mol.% WO 3 , greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% La2O3, greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% TiO 2 and greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi2O3.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-51 and 54, wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 5.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% WO3 and greater than or equal to 2.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Bi2O3.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-55 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 20.0 mol.% CdO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% Li 2 O + Na 2 O + K 2 O and greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 15.0 mol.% MgO + CaO + SrO.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-56 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 5.0 mol.% Al 2 O 3 and wherein the composition of the components satisfies the conditions: 0.00 ⁇ P 2 O 5 / B2O3 [mol.%] ⁇ 0.50, where chemical formulas mean the content of corresponding components in the glass.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-57 wherein the composition of the components comprises greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 3.0 mol.% MoO 3 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 2.0 mol.% Ta 2 O 5 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 1.0 mol.% Sb2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% GeO 2 , greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% PbO, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.2 mol.% As2O3, greater than or equal to 0.0 mol.% and less than or equal to 0.5 mol.% FeO + Fe 2 O 3 , wherein the composition of the components is substantially free of fluorine and substantially free of V2O5.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-58 wherein the glass has a glass formation parameter, P GF that is greater than or equal to -1 and less than or equal to 10, where P GF is calculated from the glass composition in terms of mol.% of the components according to the Formula (III):
• P GF (B 2 O 3 /3) + max(0,WO 3 - TiO 2 - 0.5 * ZrO 2 ) + Nb 2 O 5 + Ta 2 O 5 - (RE m O n + Bi 2 O 3 ), (III) where REmOn is a total sum of rare earth metal oxides, max(0, WO3-TiO2-0.5*ZrO2) refers to the greater of 0 and a difference WO 3 –TiO 2 –0.5*ZrO 2 , and an asterisk (*) means multiplication.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-61 wherein the glass has a density at room temperature, d RT that is greater than or equal to 4.5 g/cm 3 and less than or equal to 5.7 g/cm 3 and a refractive index at 587.56 nm, nd that is greater than or equal to 2.1 and less than or equal to 2.2.
• d RT density at room temperature
• nd refractive index at 587.56 nm
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-63 wherein the glass has a liquidus temperature, Tliq that is less than or equal to 1200 °C, and wherein the glass satisfies the conditions: [00226]
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-64 wherein the glass has logarithmic ratio LR ⁇ ⁇ , ⁇ that is greater than or equal to -0.21, a glass transition temperature, T g that is greater than or equal to 500 °C and less than or equal to 700 °C and a liquidus temperature, T liq that is less than or equal to 1200 °C, the logarithmic ratio(, LR ⁇ ⁇ , ⁇ ⁇ is calculated according to the Formula (I): [00227]
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-65 wherein the composition of the components satisfies the conditions: (La 2 O 3
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-66 wherein when cooled in air from 1100 °C to 500 °C in 2.5 minutes, the glass does not crystallize.
• the glass of any one of aspects 47-67 wherein when having a thickness of 10 mm, the glass has wavelength corresponding to 70% total transmittance, l 70% that is less than or equal to 450 nm.
• a method for manufacturing an optical element comprising processing the glass of any one of aspects 47-68.
• an optical element comprising the glass of any one of aspects 47-69.
• the glass of any one of aspects 1-70 wherein the glass has a liquidus viscosity that is greater than or equal to 2.0 Poise.

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