Effect Of Nd3+ Nanoparticles On Physical And Optical Properties Of Glasses

Raghavendra M N; J S Ashwajeet; Manjunatha S O

doi:10.61343/jcm.v2i02.111

Authors

Raghavendra M N Department of Studies in Physics, Davangere University, Shivagangotri, Davanagere-577007, Karnataka, India
Ashwajeet J S Department of Studies in Physics, Davangere University, Shivagangotri, Davanagere-577007, Karnataka, India
Manjunatha S O Department of Physics, B.M.S College of Engineering, Bangalore-560 019, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61343/jcm.v2i02.111

Keywords:

Density, molar volume (Vm), UV Vis, ASF, DASF

Abstract

Neodymium nanoparticle (Nd³⁺ NPs) incorporated 40B₂O₃-(30-x)TeO₂-15Y₂O₃-15Na₂O-xNd₂O₃glasses via melt quenching technique. The amorphous structure of these glasses was established by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The glasses were explored for density measurements by Archimedes' method using toluene as the immersion liquid and density was found in the range between 2.92 and 3.34 g/cm³. Optical band gaps were studied by UV-visible spectroscopy. Indirect bandgap observed in the range from 3.70 to 4.17 eV. Whereas the refractive index varies from 2.14 to 2.23. the correlation and comparable pattens were seen in the optical bandgap values derived from the ASF and DASF approaches.

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