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Persian turquoise glazed bodies: reproduction and optical properties

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Ancient turquoise Persian glazed ceramics, which are well known as Khar-Mohreh, belonged to several centuries ago. In this research, reproduction of ancient glazed bodies was performed, and the products were studied by different techniques. Experimental evaluations were focused on elemental, structural, morphological, and colorimetric characteristics. SEM micrographs illustrated a thin (10 μm) uniform composite glazed layer on a porous composite thicker layer (500 μm). The layers consist of microneedle-shaped and nanospherical particles of copper oxide distributed in an amorphous silicate medium. Modeling of this architecture was used for determination of the visual aspect of the ceramic via the reflectance coefficient. Structural and colorimetric results showed that the shape and distribution of copper oxide particles do not play a crucial role on the color of these ceramics.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Mr. Saadatmand, president of Khar-Mohreh workshop in Qom, for his encouragement and support during this work. In addition, they appreciate Dr. A. M. Arabi for his kindly comments.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran

    Alimohammad Mesbahinia & Majid Rashidi-Huyeh

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, 98135-674, Zahedan, Iran

    Mahdi Shafiee Afarani

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Mesbahinia, A., Rashidi-Huyeh, M. & Shafiee Afarani, M. Persian turquoise glazed bodies: reproduction and optical properties. Appl. Phys. A 118, 1183–1188 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-014-8857-6

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