Synthesis and characterization of silicophosphate glasses doped with europium

Abstract

In essential sectors such as photonics, luminous diodes, optoelectronics, and lasers, silicophosphate glasses doped with europium are of tremendous interest. In this work, the sol gel method was used to prepare pure and europium-doped silicophosphate glasses. The structural properties of these glasses are examined by XRD and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). XRD revealed that all of the prepared glasses contained amorphous phases. FTIR spectroscopy spectra of the samples were recorded in the 500 to 1400 cm−1 spectral range. The structural examinations based on these spectra demonstrate slight decreases in the transmittance bands of the silicophosphate glasses doped with europium, indicating the reduction in the dimensionality of the network because of the breaking of the Si-O-Si bonds into their structure. The findings show that europium oxide has a function in the network that modifies the vitreous matrix structure.