Physical, Optical Features and γ-Ray Attenuation Performance of V2O5-Doped Borate Tellurite Glasses
摘要
The effect of variation of V2O5 content on the physical, optical features, and γ-ray shielding performance for samarium borate tellurite glasses with the chemical composition (33-x)B2O3 + 34TeO2 + 18CaO + 1Sm2O3 + 14Na2O + xV2O5 (x = 0 (BTV0) -8 (BTV8) mol%) was examined. The BTV-glasses were prepared using the melting-quenching process. The density (ρ) enhanced from 3.19 ± 0.01 g/cm3 to 3.51 ± 0.01 g/cm3, whereas the molar volume (Vm) reduced from 31.15 ± 0.01 cm3/mol to 30.94 ± 0.01 cm3/mol. The UV-Vis spectra exhibited several bands and confirmed some transitions from the ground state (6H5/2) to the excited states of Sm3+ ions. The direct optical gap (