Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses

A series of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite glasses with chemical composition {[(TeO2)0.7 (B2O3)0.3]0.8 (SiO2)0.2}1 − x (Er2O3)x with x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05 mol was prepared using the melt-quenching technique. The density and the molar volume were determined and found to b...

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Main Authors: Umar, S.A., Mohamed Kamari, Halimah, Chan, Kar Tim, Abd Latif, Amirah
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author Umar, S.A.
Mohamed Kamari, Halimah
Chan, Kar Tim
Abd Latif, Amirah
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Mohamed Kamari, Halimah
Chan, Kar Tim
Abd Latif, Amirah
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description A series of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite glasses with chemical composition {[(TeO2)0.7 (B2O3)0.3]0.8 (SiO2)0.2}1 − x (Er2O3)x with x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05 mol was prepared using the melt-quenching technique. The density and the molar volume were determined and found to be increasing with Er3 + concentration. The glasses were subjected to FTIR and XRD to study the structural changes in the glass. UV–Vis spectroscopy was carried out to obtain the absorption spectrum that is used in the calculation of the optical energy band gap (Direct and Indirect), the Urbach energy and the refractive index. Using the refractive index, density and molar volume, the molar polarizability, metallization criterion, polaron radius, average boron‑boron separation, inter-nuclear distance of Er3 +, surface reflection loss, transmission coefficient and oxygen packing density were determined. The density, molar volume, optical band gaps, molar refraction, transmission coefficient and metallization criterion were found to have increased with increasing concentration of Er3 + ions. While the values of the refractive index, Urbach energy and inter-nuclear distance of Er3 + ions decreased. As more Er3 + ions were introduced, the reflectivity of the glasses decreased. The polaron radius also decreased, with the values suggesting that the glass has small polaron.
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spelling upm-627452022-11-07T02:17:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62745/ Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses Umar, S.A. Mohamed Kamari, Halimah Chan, Kar Tim Abd Latif, Amirah A series of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite glasses with chemical composition {[(TeO2)0.7 (B2O3)0.3]0.8 (SiO2)0.2}1 − x (Er2O3)x with x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04 and 0.05 mol was prepared using the melt-quenching technique. The density and the molar volume were determined and found to be increasing with Er3 + concentration. The glasses were subjected to FTIR and XRD to study the structural changes in the glass. UV–Vis spectroscopy was carried out to obtain the absorption spectrum that is used in the calculation of the optical energy band gap (Direct and Indirect), the Urbach energy and the refractive index. Using the refractive index, density and molar volume, the molar polarizability, metallization criterion, polaron radius, average boron‑boron separation, inter-nuclear distance of Er3 +, surface reflection loss, transmission coefficient and oxygen packing density were determined. The density, molar volume, optical band gaps, molar refraction, transmission coefficient and metallization criterion were found to have increased with increasing concentration of Er3 + ions. While the values of the refractive index, Urbach energy and inter-nuclear distance of Er3 + ions decreased. As more Er3 + ions were introduced, the reflectivity of the glasses decreased. The polaron radius also decreased, with the values suggesting that the glass has small polaron. Elsevier 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62745/1/Physical%2C%20structural%20.pdf Umar, S.A. and Mohamed Kamari, Halimah and Chan, Kar Tim and Abd Latif, Amirah (2017) Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 472. 31 - 38. ISSN 0022-3093; ESSN: 1873-4812 https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0022309317303575?token=BF216EB5E9B14228502EF0C0E0543DA803442FA7814ADDEAC9E5B722D097B8A821EBAA256DDE2340BEEC1DADE764C5E2&originRegion=eu-west-1&originCreation=20220913064710 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.07.013
spellingShingle Umar, S.A.
Mohamed Kamari, Halimah
Chan, Kar Tim
Abd Latif, Amirah
Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title_full Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title_fullStr Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title_full_unstemmed Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title_short Physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (Er-doped RHSBT) glasses
title_sort physical, structural and optical properties of erbium doped rice husk silicate borotellurite (er-doped rhsbt) glasses
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