Li <sup>+</sup> ‐Mediated Topological Regulation of Aluminosilicate Glass Ceramics: Near‐Full Crystallinity for Multifunctional Optoelectronic Applications

ABSTRACT Developing glass ceramics (GCs) with ultrahigh crystallinity and excellent optical transparency remains a formidable challenge due to the intrinsic trade‐off between crystalline volume fraction and grain boundary light scattering. Herein, a Li + ‐ doping mediated topological network regulation strategy is developed to address this dilemma in MgO‐Al 2 O 3 ‐SiO 2 transparent GCs (TGCs). Combined experimental characterizations and molecular dynamics simulations confirm that Li + acts as a network modifier to relax the rigid tetrahedral framework, tailor Al coordination, and optimize crystallization kinetics. This boosts crystallinity from 5.6 to 97.0 vol% (near‐full crystallinity) while retaining high transparency via refractive index matching between the crystal and residual glass. Eu 2+ ‐activated high‐crystallinity TGCs exhibit superior multifunctional optical performance, including a high internal quantum efficiency of 63%, good resistance to thermal quenching (82% intensity retention at 150°C), and a high x‐ray light yield of 5740 photons/MeV. Their practical applicability is further validated for high‐power indoor/horticultural lighting and high‐resolution x‐ray scintillation. This work establishes a universal topological engineering paradigm for the rational design of glass network topologies, which provides a new solution to the transparency‐crystallinity trade‐off in GCs and paves the way for next‐generation high‐performance TGCs‐based optoelectronic devices.

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Advanced Materials
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2026-05-30
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.73581
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Glass properties and applications
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Li + ‐Mediated Topological Regulation of Aluminosilicate Glass Ceramics: Near‐Full Crystallinity for Multifunctional Optoelectronic Applications

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ABSTRACT Developing glass ceramics (GCs) with ultrahigh crystallinity and excellent optical transparency remains a formidable challenge due to the intrinsic trade‐off between crystalline volume fraction and grain boundary light scattering. Herein, a Li + ‐ doping mediated topological network regulation strategy is developed to address this dilemma in MgO‐Al 2 O 3 ‐SiO 2 transparent GCs (TGCs). Combined experimental characterizations and molecular dynamics simulations confirm that Li + acts as a network modifier to relax the rigid tetrahedral framework, tailor Al coordination, and optimize crystallization kinetics. This boosts crystallinity from 5.6 to 97.0 vol% (near‐full crystallinity) while retaining high transparency via refractive index matching between the crystal and residual glass. Eu 2+ ‐activated high‐crystallinity TGCs exhibit superior multifunctional optical performance, including a high internal quantum efficiency of 63%, good resistance to thermal quenching (82% intensity retention at 150°C), and a high x‐ray light yield of 5740 photons/MeV. Their practical applicability is further validated for high‐power indoor/horticultural lighting and high‐resolution x‐ray scintillation. This work establishes a universal topological engineering paradigm for the rational design of glass network topologies, which provides a new solution to the transparency‐crystallinity trade‐off in GCs and paves the way for next‐generation high‐performance TGCs‐based optoelectronic devices.

Advanced Materials
Beijing Institute of Optoelectronic Technology (CN), Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (CN), Wuyi University (CN), Wuyi University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Openalex Percentile: Top 11%
Glass properties and applications
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