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Role of Gd2O3 on tuning structural and optical properties of low phonon energy MgF2 borate glass

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The glass of composition 75B2O3-5Al2O3-15MgF2-(5-x)Li2O-xGd2O3 (with x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6) mole% was prepared using the fast melt-quenching technique, so as to investigate the manipulation of gadolinium oxide on the structure and spectroscopic properties of these compositions to be applicable in optoelectronic applications, which were investigated by different techniques. From vibrational investigation, it was revealed that the Gd2O3 influence on glass structure increased the non-bridging oxygen at the expense of BO3 groups. From spectroscopic investigation, as the incorporation of the Gd2O3 component increases in the oxyflouro structure, the energy band-gap property decreases, indicating an increase in the proportion of localized states formed near the conduction band for electrons. The band gap can be reduced as a result of the interaction between localized states and the conduction band. Moreover, ε′ and ε′′ rise with increased Gd2O3 content in the glass matrix and photon energy due to polarization. In addition to refractive index and optical conductivity, changing the phonon energy to a certain extent revealed that the prepared glass can be considered a fiber amplifier.

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  1. Glass Research Department, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St.Dokki, P. O. Box 12622, Giza, Egypt

    M. Abdel-baki, M. A. Azooz & A. M. Fayad

  2. Department of Physics, College of Science, Qassim University, P. O. Box 6644, 51452, Buraydah Almolaydah, Saudi Arabia

    Ayman M. Mostafa

  3. Physics Research Institute, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Ayman M. Mostafa

  4. Microwave Engineering Department, Electronics Research Institute, Cairo, 11843, Egypt

    Asmaa E. Farahat

  5. Nanotechnology Lab, Electronics Research Institute, Cairo, 11843, Egypt

    Ashraf K. Eessaa

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Abdel-baki, M., Mostafa, A.M., Azooz, M.A. et al. Role of Gd2O3 on tuning structural and optical properties of low phonon energy MgF2 borate glass. Appl. Phys. A 130, 163 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-07313-0

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