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US 12,559,411 · App. 17/786,096 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Rare earth-doped reinforced glass-ceramic, and preparation method and use therefor

Inventors: Wei Hu (Shenzhen, CN); Baoquan Tan (Shenzhen, CN); Yanqi Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Fanghua Chen (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: CHONGQING AUREAVIA HI-TECH GLASS CO., LTD.
C03C3/097C03C10/0018C03C10/0054C03C21/002
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Patent No.
US 12,559,411
App. No.
17/786,096
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided in the present invention is a rare earth-doped reinforced glass-ceramic, and a preparation method and a use therefor. Raw materials rare earth-doped reinforced glass-ceramic comprise at least one of the following rare earth oxides: Ta 2 O 5 , La 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 , or Nb 2 O 5 . In the present invention, a glass article doped with at least one rare earth oxide from among Ta 2 O 5 , La 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 , or Nb 2 O 5 is subjected to thermal treatment and ion exchange to produce the rare-earth doped reinforced glass-ceramic. In the rare earth-doped reinforced glass-ceramic, due to the high field strength and high accumulation effects of the rear earth element, the crystal size of the glass-ceramic is caused to low, and the crystal ratio thereof to be high, thus being able to effectively improve the mechanical performance and visible light transmittance of the glass-ceramic, and effectively controlling uniform devitrification of the glass. The invention is suitable for use in cover panels of electronic devices.

Claims (28)

1 . A reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth, wherein the reinforced glass ceramic is prepared from the following components in mole percentage: from 65% to 75% of SiO 2 , from 3% to 12% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0.5% to 5% of P 2 O 5 , from 0% to 3% of B 2 O 3 , from 0% to 5% of MgO, from 0% to 3% of ZnO, from 0.5% to 5% of ZrO 2 , from 0% to 1.5% of TiO 2 , from 0.5% to 6% of Na 2 O, from 10% to 25% of Li 2 O, from 0% to 0.3% of CeO 2 , from 0% to 0.5% of SnO 2 , from 1% to 6% of Tm 2 O 3 , and at least one of the following rare earth oxides: from 0% to 6% of Ta 2 O 5 , from 0% to 6% of Nb 2 O 5 , from 0% to 6% of La 2 O 3 , and from 0% to 6% of Y 2 O 3 ,

the reinforced glass ceramic has a tensile strength linear density ranging from 20000-70000 MPa/mm, a depth of compressive stress layer of 70 μm or more, and a surface compressive stress of 500 MPa or more.

2 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 1 , wherein the rare earth oxide has a mole percent of 6% or less.

3 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 1 , wherein a crystal phase of the reinforced glass ceramic is at least one of lithium disilicate, ZrO 2 crystal, β-quartz solid solution, and petalite; and crystals in the crystal phase have a size ranging from 10-80 nm.

4 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 3 , wherein the crystals in the crystal phase have a size ranging from 20-60 nm.

5 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforced glass ceramic has a Young's modulus of more than 80 GPa, and an average visible light transmittance of 89% or more.

6 . A method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 1 , comprising:

S1. preparing a glass article as a glass ceramic precursor according to the mole percent of each raw material;

S2. heat-treating the glass article obtained in step S1 to obtain a glass ceramic; and

S3. performing an ion exchange on the glass ceramic obtained in step S2 to prepare the reinforced glass ceramic.

7 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 6 , wherein the step S2 comprises:

S21. performing a first heat treatment on the glass article obtained in step S1; and

S22. performing a second heat treatment on the product obtained in step S21 to prepare the glass ceramic.

8 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 7 , wherein the first heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 500-650° C. for a time of 0.5-5 hours.

9 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 8 , wherein the second heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 600-750° C. for a time of 0.5-5 hours.

10 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 6 , wherein the ion exchange is a kind of single chemical strengthening or multiple chemical strengthening in a salt bath, wherein the salt bath comprises at least one of potassium salt, sodium salt, and lithium salt, and wherein the potassium salt is KNO 3 , the sodium salt is NaNO 3 or NaNO 2 , and the lithium salt is LiNO 3 .

11 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 10 , wherein in the salt bath for the single chemical strengthening, the mass fraction of the sodium salt ranges from 0.5% to 30%, the mass fraction of the lithium salt ranges from 0% to 5%, and the mass fraction of the potassium salt ranges from 65% to 100%.

12 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 11 , wherein the multiple chemical strengthening is a double chemical strengthening, and the salt bath for the double chemical strengthening comprises a first salt bath and a second salt bath.

13 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 12 , wherein the sodium salt in the first salt bath has a mass fraction ranges from 30% to 100%, and the potassium salt has a mass fraction ranges from 0% to 70%.

14 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 13 , wherein the sodium salt in the second salt bath has the mass fraction ranges from 0% to 15%, the lithium salt has a mass fraction ranges from 0% to 5%, and the potassium salt has a mass fraction ranges from 80% to 100%.

15 . The method for preparing the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 14 , wherein the single chemical strengthening or the multiple chemical strengthening is performed at a temperature of 400-520° C. for a total time of 2-20 hours.

16 . A cover plate of an electronic product, comprising the reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 1 .

17 . A reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth, wherein a raw material of the reinforced glass ceramic comprises at least one rare earth oxides selected from the group consisting of Ta 2 O 5 , La 2 O 3 , Y 2 O 3 , Tm 2 O 3 and Nb 2 O 5 ;

the reinforced glass ceramic is prepared from the following components in mole percentage: from 65% to 75% of SiO 2 , from 3% to 12% of Al 2 O 3 , from 0.5% to 5% of P 2 O 5 , from 0% to 3% of B 2 O 3 , from 0% to 5% of MgO, from 0% to 3% of ZnO, from 0.5% to 5% of ZrO 2 , from 0% to 1.5% of TiO 2 , from 0.5% to 6% of Na 2 O, from 10% to 25% of Li 2 O, from 0% to 0.3% of CeO 2 , and from 0% to 0.5% of SnO 2 ; and at least one of the following rare earth oxides: from 0% to 6% of Ta 2 O 5 , from 0% to 6% of La 2 O 3 , from 0% to 6% of Y 2 O 3 , from 0% to 6% of Tm 2 O 3 , and from 0% to 6% of Nb 2 O 5 ; and

the reinforced glass ceramic has a tensile strength linear density ranging from 20000-70000 MPa/mm, a depth of compressive stress layer of 70 μm or more, and a surface compressive stress of 500 MPa or more.

18 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 17 , wherein a crystal phase of the reinforced glass ceramic is at least one of lithium disilicate, ZrO 2 crystal, β-quartz solid solution, and petalite; and crystals in the crystal phase have a size ranging from 10-80 nm.

19 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 18 , wherein the crystals in the crystal phase have a size ranging from 20-60 nm.

20 . The reinforced glass ceramic doped with rare earth according to claim 17 , wherein the reinforced glass ceramic has a Young's modulus of more than 80 GPa, and an average visible light transmittance of 89% or more.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2025
From: HU, WEI; TAN, BAOQUAN; ZHANG, YANQI; CHEN, FANGHUA
To: CHONGQING AUREAVIA HI-TECH GLASS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072772/0761 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201911299207.2 · Dec 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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