Technology of production of Syrian lustre (11th to 13th century)
- Resource Type
- Authors
- R. Fernandes; Michael S. Tite; Judit Molera; G. Molina; Trinitat Pradell; Andrew D. Smith; Aurelio Climent-Font
- Source
- UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
instname
- Subject
- Nanostructure
Materials science
SPR
chemistry.chemical_element
02 engineering and technology
Enginyeria dels materials [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]
Materials ceràmics
01 natural sciences
Copper metal
0103 physical sciences
Ceramic materials
Materials Chemistry
Metal nanoparticles
010302 applied physics
Optical properties
Metallurgy
Glaze
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Iridescence
chemistry
Ceramics and Composites
Lustre (mineralogy)
Copper nanoparticles
Silver nanoparticles
0210 nano-technology
Tin
- Language
- ISSN
- 0955-2219
Lustre is a decoration consisting of a surface layer of silver and copper metal nanoparticles, a few hundreds of nanometres thick and incorporated into the glaze. It shows a colourful metallic and iridescent appearance which makes use of the quantum confined optical response of the metallic nanoparticles. Three apparently unrelated lustre decorations, yellow-orange golden (Tell Minis), a dark brown-reddish with iridescences (Raqqa) and yellow-brown golden (Damascus) were produced in the same area in successive periods over tin and lead-free glazes which is known to require specific strategies to obtain a metallic shiny lustre. The composition and nanostructure of the lustre layers are analysed and the materials and specific firing conditions followed in their production determined. The optical properties of the lustre layers have been analysed in terms of the nanostructure obtained and correlated to the specific processing conditions.