Understanding the Effects of Compositional Changes in Ion Exchange
Understanding the effects of compositional changes in ion exchange By: Hande Özbayraktar A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Sheffield Faculty of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering APRIL 2021 1 Acknowledgments First and foremost, I gratefully acknowledge the financial support for my doctoral study provided by Mr Erol Güral, Deputy Chairman of Gürok Company. I would like to express my gratitude and sincere thanks to my supervisor, Professor Russel J. Hand for, his kind supervision throughout my research. I could not have completed this thesis without his guidance, support, encouragement and patience. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my second supervisor Dr Adrian Leyland for his kind support and encouragement. Special thanks to our wonderful technicians and people at the University of Sheffield, especially Dr Lisa Hollands for glass melting, Neil Hind for helping me out with the heat treatment, Dr Dawn Bussey for her guidance during my indentation runs, Tes Monaghan for micro preparation, Dr Nik Reeves-McLaren for Raman Spectroscopy and XRF. Special thanks to all my great friends for all the good times we had together in Sheffield. I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to my mum, Sadiye, my dad, Gürbüz and my brother, Eray, for their unconditional love, understanding, constant support and encouragement. I owe special thanks to my beloved husband Semih for his love, continual support, encouragement and patience, especially during difficult times. Last, but of course, not least, I thank my precious daughter, Zeynep who joined us right after I finished my PhD.
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