Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis

Investigating the effect of different types of rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass is important to determine the potential application in optical devices. The addition of rare-earth oxides in zinc borotellurite glass is well-known to enhance the optical properties due to the effects of 4f...

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Main Authors: Azlina, Y.; Azlan, M. N.; Suriani, A. B.; Shaari, H. R.; Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed; Umar, S. A.; Kenzhaliyev, B. K.; Zaid, M. H. M.; Hisam, R.; Iskandar, S. M.; Yusoff, Abdul Hafidz
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author Azlina
Y.; Azlan
M. N.; Suriani
A. B.; Shaari
H. R.; Al-Hada
Naif Mohammed; Umar
S. A.; Kenzhaliyev
B. K.; Zaid
M. H. M.; Hisam
R.; Iskandar
S. M.; Yusoff
Abdul Hafidz
spellingShingle Azlina
Y.; Azlan
M. N.; Suriani
A. B.; Shaari
H. R.; Al-Hada
Naif Mohammed; Umar
S. A.; Kenzhaliyev
B. K.; Zaid
M. H. M.; Hisam
R.; Iskandar
S. M.; Yusoff
Abdul Hafidz
Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Mining & Mineral Processing
author_facet Azlina
Y.; Azlan
M. N.; Suriani
A. B.; Shaari
H. R.; Al-Hada
Naif Mohammed; Umar
S. A.; Kenzhaliyev
B. K.; Zaid
M. H. M.; Hisam
R.; Iskandar
S. M.; Yusoff
Abdul Hafidz
author_sort Azlina
spelling Azlina, Y.; Azlan, M. N.; Suriani, A. B.; Shaari, H. R.; Al-Hada, Naif Mohammed; Umar, S. A.; Kenzhaliyev, B. K.; Zaid, M. H. M.; Hisam, R.; Iskandar, S. M.; Yusoff, Abdul Hafidz
Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
KOMPLEKSNOE ISPOLZOVANIE MINERALNOGO SYRA
English
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Investigating the effect of different types of rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass is important to determine the potential application in optical devices. The addition of rare-earth oxides in zinc borotellurite glass is well-known to enhance the optical properties due to the effects of 4f -4f transitions. In this work, we aim to compare the effect of different rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass denoted as ZBTNd, ZBTHo, ZBTEr and ZBTSm. The glass samples were successfully fabricated via the melt -quenched technique. The physical investigation of the glasses has been done by measuring the density and molar volume. It was found that ZBTNd glass has the lowest density than the other glasses due to the small atomic radius in neodymium oxide. Highdensity value for ZBTHo glass shows potential to be used as radiation shielding properties. The high value of molar volume for ZBTNd glass is advantageous for fiber optics as ZBTNd glass has good performance in elasticity. It was found that ZBTEr has a lower refractive index than the other glasses due to low dispersion characteristics. However, ZBTEr glass has good performance to be used in optical communication applications. It was found that the optical absorption shifts to a longer wavelength beginning from ZBTEr > ZBTHo > ZBTNd > ZBTSm. The optical band gap energy for ZBTEr glass is higher than the other glasses due to the Coulomb repulsion energy for erbium which is greater than neodymium and samarium and slightly higher than holmium. The pattern of electronic polarizability for all glasses was found as follows ZBTSm>ZBTNd>ZBTEr>ZBTHo. The optical basicity for ZBTEr was found highest which indicates a higher acidity, meanwhile, the ZBTNd glass has the lowest value which corresponds to a higher basicity.
INST METALLURGY & ORE BENEFICIATION
2224-5243
2616-6445
2025
332
1
10.31643/2025/6445.03
Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Mining & Mineral Processing

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title Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
title_short Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
title_full Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
title_fullStr Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
title_sort Incorporation of neodymium, holmium, erbium, and samarium (oxides) in zinc-borotellurite glass: Physical and optical comparative analysis
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description Investigating the effect of different types of rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass is important to determine the potential application in optical devices. The addition of rare-earth oxides in zinc borotellurite glass is well-known to enhance the optical properties due to the effects of 4f -4f transitions. In this work, we aim to compare the effect of different rare-earth oxides on zinc borotellurite glass denoted as ZBTNd, ZBTHo, ZBTEr and ZBTSm. The glass samples were successfully fabricated via the melt -quenched technique. The physical investigation of the glasses has been done by measuring the density and molar volume. It was found that ZBTNd glass has the lowest density than the other glasses due to the small atomic radius in neodymium oxide. Highdensity value for ZBTHo glass shows potential to be used as radiation shielding properties. The high value of molar volume for ZBTNd glass is advantageous for fiber optics as ZBTNd glass has good performance in elasticity. It was found that ZBTEr has a lower refractive index than the other glasses due to low dispersion characteristics. However, ZBTEr glass has good performance to be used in optical communication applications. It was found that the optical absorption shifts to a longer wavelength beginning from ZBTEr > ZBTHo > ZBTNd > ZBTSm. The optical band gap energy for ZBTEr glass is higher than the other glasses due to the Coulomb repulsion energy for erbium which is greater than neodymium and samarium and slightly higher than holmium. The pattern of electronic polarizability for all glasses was found as follows ZBTSm>ZBTNd>ZBTEr>ZBTHo. The optical basicity for ZBTEr was found highest which indicates a higher acidity, meanwhile, the ZBTNd glass has the lowest value which corresponds to a higher basicity.
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