Optical Properties of Erbium Doped Borotellurite Glass System

Abstract

Erbium doped zinc borotellurite glasses were prepared by using melt-quenching method. The structural properties of the glass samples were determined by using x-ray diffraction (XRD) method and was confirmed its amorphous nature. The density and molar volume is shown to be increased with increasing content of erbium. The refractive index is found to be increased with increasing content of erbium.

Linear Optical Properties of Zinc Borotellurite Glass Doped with Lanthanum Oxide Nanoparticles for Optoelectronic and Photonic Application

“…Based on previous researches done by Halimah et al, Azlan et al, and Hajer et al, when zinc borotellurite glass is doped with rare earth ions with 4f electrons such as erbium, erbium nanoparticles, samarium, and samarium nanoparticles, the optical properties of the samples were proven to be improved where the optical band gap has a decreasing trend while refractive index values increase [12][13][14][15][16]. In this research, lanthanum, that is, the only element in the lanthanide group that does not have any 4f electron, is studied to determine whether lanthanum also possess the same extraordinary properties as other lanthanide elements that own 4f electrons.…”