Abstract
Glasses with composition xCdO-(40-x) Na2CO3-60H3BO3; x = 10, 20, 30 and 40 mol% were prepared by conventional melt-quenching technique and checked by XRD technique for their amorphous nature. An increase in density and refractive index of the samples with an increase in content of CdO has been observed and discussed. The optical absorption spectra of the glasses were recorded in the range 200–1100 nm and was used to find optical mobility gap, Urbach energy, and cut-off wavelength for each sample. The decrease in optical mobility gap with increase in CdO points towards the compactness of the structure with the addition of CdO. FTIR spectroscopy reveals the presence of trigonal and tetrahedral borate units, and the results indicate the conversion of BO3 to BO4 units with the increase in CdO content.
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