Abstract
The structural aspects of the formation of Ti–Ce–O nanoclusters in silicate glasses doped with
oxides TiO2 and CeO2 have been studied by means of small-angle neutron scattering. It has been obtained that, in such glasses, complex oxide nanoclusters with sizes of 300–380 Å are formed; their average size increases and the fractal dimension is changed as the concentration of the initial oxides increases. Correlation between the structural characteristics of the nanoclusters and the optical properties of the doped silicate
glasses is discussed.