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Synthesis, physical, FTIR, and optical characteristics of B2O3·CaO·ZnO glasses doped with Nb2O5 oxide: Experimental investigation

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The doping influence of niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) on the structure, physical, FTIR, and optical properties of new synthesized glass systems of the calcium zinc borate glasses with chemical formula 60B2O3·25CaO·15ZnO·xNb2O5: 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 mol% has been investigated. The BCZNbx samples were synthesized using the melt quenching technique. XRD measurements were used to confirm the noncrystalline structure of the prepared glasses. The density (ρ) gradually increased from 3.261 to 3.312 g/cm3 and molar volume (Vm) from 20.849 to 21.335 cm3/mol for BCZNb0.0 to BCZNb1.0 glasses, respectively. The oxygen molar volume (OMV) reduced nonlinearly from 9.81 to 9.68 cm3/mol as the Nb2O5 mol% increasing followed a reverse trend of (ρ) and (Vm). The oxygen packing density (OPD) increased from 101.91 to 103.26 g.atom/l. The estimated optical band gap (\(E\) g) values were 3.66 (± 0.01), 3.61 (± 0.01), 3.57 (± 0.01), and 3.55 (± 0.01) eV for the 0 mol%, 0.2 mol%, 0.6 mol%, and 0.8 mol% of Nb2O5 contents, respectively. Values of linear refractive index (n0) showed a very slight increment from 2.26 to 2.29 with further additions Nb2O5, while nonlinear one (n2) showed an increase from 2.26 × 10–11 (at 0 mol% of Nb2O5 content) to 2.53 × 10–11 (at 0.8 mol% of Nb2O5 content). FTIR measurements reflected that relative fraction of BO4 (P4) decreases while relative fraction of BO3 (P3) increases by Nb2O5 doping. Such a result confirmed that the Nb ions cause a variation in borate structural coordination and partially back conversion from [BO4] to [BO3] units in the glass network.

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The authors express their gratitude to Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman, University Researchers Supporting Project (Grant No. PNURSP2022R60) and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Z.Y. Khattari acknowledges the financial support from the Hashemite University.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom, 32511, Egypt

    Y. S. Rammah

  2. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Norah A. M. Alsaif

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, P. O. Box 330127, Zarqa, 13133, Jordan

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  4. Physics and Mathematical Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 23952, Egypt

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  5. Basic Engineering Science Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Koom, 32511, Egypt

    R. A. Elsad

  6. Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sinai University, Al-Arish, Egypt

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Rammah, Y.S., Alsaif, N.A.M., Khattari, Z.Y. et al. Synthesis, physical, FTIR, and optical characteristics of B2O3·CaO·ZnO glasses doped with Nb2O5 oxide: Experimental investigation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 23749–23760 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09133-5

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