Structural Study of Antimony Borate Glass System Doped with Transition Metal Ions Using Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract:

A series of Antimony Borate glass samples were investigated to determine the structural feature. The glass samples from the series of xSb2O3:(1-x)B2O3 with composition of 20≤x≤60 mol% and 0.6 Sb2O3:0.4B2O3:y with y is 0.01 mol% of Nb2O5, CuO, ZnO system have been prepared using melt-quenching technique. The structural properties of Sb2O3 host and the introduction of dopents onto the host sample has been investigated using Infrared and RAMAN Spectroscopy. The result of IR and Raman Spectroscopy revealed that the network structure of the studied glasses is mainly based on BO3 and BO4 units placed in different structural groups, the BO3 units being dominant. IR spectra obtained shows conversion of BO3 to BO4 units upon the introduction of Sb2O3 commonly known as boron anomaly effect. The glass network can be modified with the presence of Sb2O3 and activator ions. The significant behavior in Raman Spectra indicates the presence of boroxol groups consisting of pure BO3 groups and mixed BO3-BO4 structural units. This study shows that the vibrational spectroscopy (Infrared and Raman) provide useful method, and inter-complementary information about the structural properties of antimony modified borate glasses.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 501)
• Pages: 51-55
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.501.51
• Online since: April 2012
• Authors: Eeu Tien Yew, Wan Ming Hua, Poh Sum Wong, Nur Amanina Mat Jan, Zuhairi Ibrahim, Rosli Hussin
• Keywords: Antimony Borate Glass, Infrared, Raman Spectroscopy, Transition Metal Ions

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