ABSTRACT: The structural, physical and optical properties of glasses of composition (50-x)TeO2-40B2O3-10BaO-xNa2O (x=0, 2.5, 7.5 and10 mol%) and the role of Na2O have been studied in this work. The amorphous phase of the glasses was confirmed through an X-ray diffraction study. The optical band gap energy (Eopt) was decreased with the addition of Na2O, whereas, the refractive index values were increased. Urbach energy (ΔE) of the glasses varied from 0.18 to 0.26 eV and and refractive index of the glass system also increased. Density (ρ) of the studied glasses was found to increase from 3.46 g/cm3 to 3.87 g/cm3 with Na2O content. Glass transition temperature (Tg) was increased with Na2O content..
Keywords : Density, cut-off wavelength, Urbach energy, indirect band gap
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