The effect of Nd2O3 content on the properties and structure of Nd3+ doped TeO2–MgO–Na2O- glass

The influence of Nd2O3 on the radiation shielding, physical, mechanical, and acoustic properties of the (75 − x)TeO2–15MgO–10Na2O–xNd2O3 glasses as a potent radiation shielding material

“…Moreover, the reduction of inter- The strong packing structure causes an increase in the value of F between 0.7366 Â 10 16 and 2.0624 Â 10 16 cm À2 from TMNd0.4 to TMNd1.9 which is in full agreement with a previous study. [2] In conclusion, one can state that the addition of Nd 2 O 3 is an optimum choice to enhance the physical properties of preferred tellurite glasses and consequently, is able to create a tight glass structure from TMNd0.4 to TMNd1.9.…”

“…A similar trend has been reported elsewhere. [2] The decrement of the V m may be due to the decrement of the inter-atomic spacing between atoms. Moreover, the reduction of inter- The strong packing structure causes an increase in the value of F between 0.7366 Â 10 16 and 2.0624 Â 10 16 cm À2 from TMNd0.4 to TMNd1.9 which is in full agreement with a previous study.…”

“…The Nd 2 O 3 inserted into tellurite-rich glasses samples are taken from Reference [2]. A suitable amount of Nd 2 O 3 (0.0-1.9 mol%) is added to tellurite glasses and the glass samples named as: 75TeO…”

“…Hence, the selection of proper rare earth concentration is an important item to produce efficient lasting glasses. [2,6] Moreover, as mentioned above due to the application of optical glasses in tunable waveguides and tunable fiber grating the structural and mechanical properties are important parameters for fiber drawing in optical glasses and thus the investigation of these factors becomes our main concern in this article.…”

“…can be a proper host for frequent rare earth materials such as Nd 3+ , Tm 3+ , and Yb 3+ . [1][2][3][4] In contrast, tellurite glasses are an ideal host for rare earth materials. It is reported that tellurite glasses are conditional glass former that require a fast cooling rate to form glass on its own and due to their unstable features, the addition of various modifiers to tellurite glasses will enhance the ability of the glass formation.…”