Abstract
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and optical absorption spectra of copper ions in xLiF-(50-x)Li2O-20SrO-30Bi2O3 glass system have been studied. MDSC studies showed that the glass transition temperature decreases with LiF content. Optical absorption spectra of the pure glasses reveled that the cut off wave length increased and optical band gap energy decreased with increase in LiF content. EPR spectra of all the glass samples exhibit resonance signals characteristic of Cu2+ ions. The Cu2+ ions are in well-defined axial sites but subjected to small distortion leading to the broadening of the spectra. The spin-Hamiltonian parameter values indicate that the ground state of Cu2+ is d x2 y2 and the site symmetry around Cu2+ ions is tetragonally distorted octahedral. The optical absorption spectra exhibited a broad band corresponding to the d-d transition bands of Cu2+ ion. By correlating EPR and optical absorption data, the bond parameters are evaluated from various techniques.
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