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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 505, Issue 2, Pages 634-639Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.06.097
Keywords
Alkali bismuth borate glasses; Glass transition temperature; Optical absorption; Mixed alkali effect
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- Research Fellowships in Science for Meritorious Students (RFSMS)
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Mixed alkali bismuth borate glasses xLi(2)O-(30-x) K2O-10Bi(2)O(3)-55 B2O3 (0 < x < 30) doped with 5 mol% vanadium ions were prepared from the melts. These glasses were characterized using X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and density measurements. Optical absorption studies were carried out as a function of alkali content to look for mixed alkali effect (MAE) on the spectral properties of these glasses. From the study of ultraviolet absorption edge, the optical band gap energies and Urbach energies were evaluated. The average electronic polarizability of the oxide ion, optical basicity and the interaction parameters were also evaluated for all the glasses. Many of these parameters vary non-linearly exhibiting a minima or maxima with increasing alkali concentration, indicating the mixed alkali effect. An attempt is made to interpret MAE in this glass system in terms of its glass structure. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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