A series of barium-aluminum-borosilicate system glasses, designated as GC9, with the formula of 34BaO4.5Al 2 O 3 9.5B 2 O 3 34SiO 2 1ZrO 2 xLa 2 O 3 (17x)CaO, where x = 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 in mol %, have been developed as the high-temperature sealants using for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The effects of lanthanum-to-calcium (La/Ca) ratios on the thermal and crystalline properties of the GC9 glass were investigated in the present study. The density, glass transition temperature (T g ), and softening temperature (T s ) of the GC9 glass increase with increasing the La/Ca ratio. The average coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) in the temperature range from 25 to 650°C for the glass system varies from 8.25 © 10 ¹6 to 9.49 © 10 ¹6 K
¹1. The T g , T s and CTE for the optimized GC9 glass are 652, 745°C, and 9.48 © 10 ¹6 K
¹1, respectively, at the La/Ca ratio of 0.833. After annealing at 750°C for 4 h in air, the crystallinity of the GC9 glass increases with increasing the La/Ca ratio and the crystalline phase is mainly Ba 3 La 6 (SiO 4 ) 6 . In addition, the GC9 glass with a La/Ca ratio of 0.833 possesses well wetting and adhesion joining with metallic interconnect, and ceramic positive electrode-electrolyte-negative electrode (PEN) plate after sealed at 850°C for 4 h.