Abstract
Glasses in the system xGd2O3·(100 − x)[TeO2·GeO2] with 0 ≤ x ≤ 50 mol% have been prepared from melt quenching method. In this paper, we investigated changes of the coordination numbers
of germanium, tellurium, and gadolinium ions by investigations of FTIR, EPR, and UV–VIS spectroscopy. By analyzing the structural
changes resulted from the IR spectra we found that the bending modes of [GeO4] structural units and the deformed modes of the Te–O–Te linkages produce intercalation of the [GdO
n
] entities in the germanate–tellurate chain network and densification of the glasses by increasing the number of [GeO6] structural units. EPR spectra of the studied samples reveal that the gadolinium ions play a role of network former. The
UV–VIS spectra show broad UV absorption bands located in the 250–350 nm region. Their intensity increase with the increasing
of Gd2O3 content showing that these stronger transitions can be due to the presence of the O=Ge bonds (n–π* excitations) of [GeO5] structural units. The [GeO5] structural units are more stable thermodynamically than their analogues and the [GeO6] structural units produce the improvement of the amorphous character of these glasses.
of germanium, tellurium, and gadolinium ions by investigations of FTIR, EPR, and UV–VIS spectroscopy. By analyzing the structural
changes resulted from the IR spectra we found that the bending modes of [GeO4] structural units and the deformed modes of the Te–O–Te linkages produce intercalation of the [GdO
n
] entities in the germanate–tellurate chain network and densification of the glasses by increasing the number of [GeO6] structural units. EPR spectra of the studied samples reveal that the gadolinium ions play a role of network former. The
UV–VIS spectra show broad UV absorption bands located in the 250–350 nm region. Their intensity increase with the increasing
of Gd2O3 content showing that these stronger transitions can be due to the presence of the O=Ge bonds (n–π* excitations) of [GeO5] structural units. The [GeO5] structural units are more stable thermodynamically than their analogues and the [GeO6] structural units produce the improvement of the amorphous character of these glasses.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10853-010-4913-6
- Authors
- S. Rada, Department of Physics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- R. Chelcea, Department of Physics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- M. Culea, Faculty of Physics, Babes-Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- E. Culea, Department of Physics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 400641 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Journal Journal of Materials Science
- Online ISSN 1573-4803
- Print ISSN 0022-2461
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