Synthesis and Properties of Zinc Bismuth Barium Boro – Tellurite Glasses Doped with Samarium Oxide

Abstract

The zinc bismuth barium boro – tellurite glasses system doped samarium oxide with chemical composition of 30TeO2 – (38–x) B2O3 – 10ZnO – 2Bi2O3 – 20BaO – xSm2O3, where x are 0.00 0.05 0.10 0.50 1.00 and 1.50 in mol% have been synthesized by conventional melt quenching technique at room temperature at 1,150 oC for 1.5 hours. This research study on physical and optical properties. In order to understand the role of Sm2O3 in zinc bismuth barium boro – tellurite glasses systems. The result showed that density and molar volume are no trend which the density between 3.6614 ± 0.0039 to 3.8300 ± 0.0003 gram/ centimeter3 and have a value of molar volume between 32.0099 to 33.8936 centimeter3/ mol. The optical absorption spectra of glasses were measured in the wavelength range of 500 – 2,000 nm for Sm3+, the intensity of all absorption bands increased with increasing Sm2O3 content.