11B NMR investigations in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3 and xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO glasses

Abstract

11B ( I=3/2) MAS NMR in the binary glass system xV 2O 5–B 2O 3 ( x=0.053, 0.43) and the ternary glass system xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO (0.1⩽ x⩽1.5) has been investigated at room temperature. In the xV 2O 5–B 2O 3 glasses, one NMR line due to BO 3 unit was observed. Meanwhile in the xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO, two NMR lines which arise from BO 3 and BO 4 units were detected, where the appearance of BO 4 units is produced by the presence of PbO. From the computer-simulation of the 11B NMR central transition line ( m=−1/2↔1/2), the quadrupole parameters ( e 2 qQ/ h and η) for BO 3 units in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3, and those for BO 3 and BO 4 units in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO were obtained as a function of x. As the V 2O 5 content increases in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO, the e 2 qQ/ h and η values of the BO 3 − associated resonance are found to slightly decrease and increase, respectively. Meanwhile, the e 2 qQ/ h and η values of BO 4 − associated resonance in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO are found to slightly increase and decrease, respectively. By comparing the intensities of the total transitions ( m=−3/2↔−1/2, m=−1/2↔1/2, and 1/2↔3/2) for the 11B NMR line of BO 3 and BO 4 units contained in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO with those of respective standard samples of 0.053V 2O 5–B 2O 3 and NaBH 4, the quantitative fractions of BO 3 and BO 4 in xV 2O 5–B 2O 3–PbO were obtained as a function of x.