Juniastel Rajagukguk, Rahmat Hidayat, Suprijadi, Mitra Djamal, Y. Ruangtaweep, Mati Horprathum, Jakrapong Kaewkhao
The present paper reports the structural (XRD and FTIR spectra), physical (like density, molar volume, refractive index etc.), optical absorption and emission properties of Nd3+doped sodium lead zinc lithium borate glass. The glasses with chemical formula (65-x)B2O3-15Na2O-10PbO-5ZnO-5Li2O-xNd2O3 (where x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0) have been prepared using the melt-quenching method. XRD characterization shows that the glasses are amorphous nature. The values of measured absorption transitions obtained ten transitions and the hypersensitive transition at 4I9/2 → 2G7/2+4G5/2. To excite photon from ground state to upper state, used two different wavelength spectra at 582 and 804 nm. The maximum emission intensity of the 4F3/2 → 4I11/2 transition obtained when Nd3+ ion content in the borate glass is 1.0 mol %. It is indicating that Nd3+ doped borate glass have self-quenching or concentration quenching. © 2016 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
Program Study of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia; Department of Physics, State University of Medan, 20221, Indonesia; Center of Excellence in Glass Technology and Materials Science, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand; Optical Thin-Film Laboratory National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
