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Exploring the physical, vibrational, optical, and dielectric properties of chromium-doped bismo-borate barium glasses for potential use in optical applications

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This study investigates the synthesis, physical, vibrational, optical, and dielectric characteristics of bismuth-borate barium glasses doped with chromium, with the aim of exploring their potential for use in optical applications. The chemical formula of the proposed glasses was (70-x)B2O3 − 10Bi2O3 − 20BaO − xCrO3: x = 0 (BBBCr0.0) − 0.5 (BBBCr0.5) mol%. The structure nature was examined. The physical features, FTIR spectroscopy, and linear/nonlinear optical properties have been investigated. Based on the XRD measurements, the prepared glasses were amorphous in nature. The density (ρ) of the glasses slightly decreased, while the molar volume (Vm) increased with increasing CrO3 content in the glass network. The percentage fraction of BO4 (N4) gradually increased at the expense of the percentage fraction of BO3 (N3) as the chromium content increased up to 0.2 mol%. However, for concentrations of chromium over 0.2 mol%, a reverse transformation from BO4 to BO3 was detected. The optical energy bands (Eg) changed from 3.07 to 1.41 eV, whereas the linear refractive index (n0) changed from 2.38 to 2.98 for BBBCr-glasses. The metallization criterion (M) values ranged from 0.392 to 0.265, indicating that the glasses have a wide range of potential for use in various optical applications. In addition, the nonlinear refractive index (n2) values ranged from 3.26 × 10−11 to 26.35 × 10−11 (esu), while the χ(3) values varied from 5.16 × 10−12 to 33.34 × 10−12 (esu) for the BBBCr-glasses with chromium concentrations ranging from 0.0 to 0.5 mol%. The real part of permittivity has the same value with chromium doping up to 0.2 mol% and then it is highly increased for concentrations greater than 0.2 mol%. The findings of this study highlight the potential of bismuth-borate barium glasses doped with chromium as a highly versatile and adaptable material for use in a range of optical applications.

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The authors express their gratitude to Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman, University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2023R28), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at Northern Border University, Arar, KSA for funding this research work through the project number “NBU-FFR-2023-0045”.

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  1. Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia

    Hanan Al-Ghamdi & Norah A. M. Alsaif

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

    Z. Y. Khattari

  3. Physics and Mathematical Engineering Department, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Menouf, 32952, Egypt

    M. S. Shams

  4. Department of Basic and Applied Science, Collage of Engineering and Technology, Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Smart Village, Giza, Egypt

    M. S. Shams & Adel M. El-Refaey

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

    M. S. Sadeq

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

    Y. S. Rammah

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

    R. A. Elsad

  8. Department of Mathematics, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia

    M. A. El-Shorbagy

  9. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Northern Border University, Arar, 1321, Saudi Arabia

    Shaaban M. Shaaban

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HA, NAMA, ZYK, MSS, AME, MSS, YSR, RAE, MAE, and SMS are contributed in Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Investigation, Data Curation, Writing-Review and Editing, Visualization, Supervision.

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Al-Ghamdi, H., Alsaif, N.A.M., Khattari, Z.Y. et al. Exploring the physical, vibrational, optical, and dielectric properties of chromium-doped bismo-borate barium glasses for potential use in optical applications. Opt Quant Electron 55, 904 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05129-5

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