Abstract
Radiation-induced spin centers in vitreous boron trioxide and alkali borate glasses were studied using pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). It is shown that electrons and holes in these glasses are trapped on valence alternation defects, undercoordinated oxygen (holes) and overcoordinated oxygen (electrons). The local environment around these defects has major effect on spin parameters of the corresponding spin centers. The electronic and atomic structure of spin-1/2 centers and their diamagnetic precursors is analyzed using semiempirical and ab initio calculations.
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