The coordination state of B and Al of borosilicate glass by IR spectra

The IR spectra of R2O-RO-B2O3-SiO2 and R2O-RO-B2O3-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses were tested for the study of coordination state of 13, Al and their content. The results show that no matter Na2O/B2O3>1, =1, or <1, both [BO3] and destroyed Si-O bond exist in glass structure; the addition of Al2O3 to borosilicate glass reduced both the number of non-bridging oxygen in the silicate network and the number of [BO4] units.