Revealing the Individual Effects of Firing Temperature and Chemical Composition on Raman Parameters of Celadon Glaze
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This article presents a study to understand the individual effects of firing temperature and chemical composition of celadon glaze using primarily Raman spectroscopy. The study is properly executed considering all the control experiments and the discussion of the results and draw conclusions are informative. This work should attract the attention for testing the ceramics and their content (%) while considering possible limitations. The manuscript is written clearly which makes this article enjoyable to read and the discussion easy to follow. For these reasons I recommend accepting this manuscript for publication in “Ceramics”. I have some suggestions that could potentially help the Authors to further polish this work.
1. I have concerns regarding the usage of "A simulation study" as the title, considering that this work does not involve any computational approaches and is purely experimental. Therefore, I would recommend changing the title accordingly.
2. Table 1 could be moved to the Supplementary Information (SI) section since it does not provide significant explanatory content in the main paper. Furthermore, the authors should clarify the distinction between "Batch" and "measured" in the table.
3. It has come to my attention that the font style in the abstract (lines 13-17) has been altered, which requires attention and correction.
4. Numerous typographical errors have been identified that need careful rectification. For example, in cm-1, the "-1" should not be superscripted (lines 40, 150).
5. In line 77, the phrase "we simulated celadon glaze samples" requires clarification on the meaning of "simulated."
6. The hyperlink used in line 135 should be included in the reference section not here.
7. In Table 2, it is advisable to include the unit of temperature in parentheses.
8. Line 166 reads, "they all have two band peaks within…" It is recommended to use either "band" or "peak," as they should not be combined.
9. In line 179, "unform" appears to be a typographical error and should be corrected to "uniform."
10. Figure 1: In the ligand section, it is unnecessary to include "T=" before temperature values. Instead, use the temperature values alone, as it is not an ideal presentation method. Readers will understand as you have already mentioned the temperature in the caption's first line.
11. There is a grammatical error in line 185: "for these spectra to quantify the how…" Delete the word "the." Additionally, please pay attention to grammar throughout the manuscript.
12. Figures 2: Is there a specific reason for shading the fitted lines? Also, under the caption, the symbol for "rho" is incorrect.
13. Line 94 and 242: "table" should be capitalized as "Table."
14. Figures 2 and 6: Why does the shaded area of the fitted line exhibit broadening on one end compared to the other?
15. In Table 3, the authors have not provided an explanation for "beta" and "t." It is recommended to include the formula along with an explanation in a footnote.
16. In lines 375 and 376, instead of using "- -," use a single "-" for consistency.
17. I strongly advise the authors to thoroughly review the entire manuscript to rectify these mistakes. Furthermore, additional care should be taken to enhance the language quality of the paper, making it more enjoyable to read.
18. Please ensure consistency in the reference style throughout the manuscript.
It is essential to enhance English language usage in the present work to ensure an enjoyable reading experience for the readers.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The authors of the work "Identification of the individual influence of the firing temperature and chemical composition on the parameters of the raman scattering of the sea-green glaze: a simulation study" Lan Zhao and Yunjun Zhang conducted a large study that allows us to refine the technology of the production of ancient ceramics and improve its safety. The authors studied the chemical composition of the glaze and analyzed the vitreous matrix of the samples using an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and Raman spectroscopy. The results obtained by the authors make a significant contribution to our knowledge of how people in ancient times managed to obtain a wide color palette of ceramic products. As an addition to the literary review, we can advise the authors to add the famous work of Vandeveer Compositions of ancient glazes.
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Reviewer 3 Report
There is no aim of the paper (from my point of view).
Possible idea #1 — to make complicate analysis of the ancient glazes in order to learn , how to make the glazes in our days — has no sense. In such a case there is no need in Raman spectra, etc.
Possible idea #2 — to make complicate analysis of the ancient glazes in order to understand the trade routes of the ancient times (where people mine the components for such complicate glazes) — is far from ceramic technology. It is history.
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Round 2
Reviewer 3 Report
The paper adresses rather new approach to investigation of ancient glazes and enamels
