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Abstract
In this study, we prepared bismuth borate (BBi) glasses doped with various rare earth oxides using the melt quenching technique approach, having glass composition 50Bi2O3-50B2O3-1A2O3 (A= Ce, Nd and Sm). The synthesized glass samples have been examined in terms of physical, thermal, and spectroscopic aspects. The Fourier Transform Infrared spectrum confirms the generation of structural group vibrations (BO3 and BO4) in glasses by adding rare earth. The thermal and chemical stability of glasses doped with Ce or Sm ions is higher than that of the sample doped with Nd ions, which is well associated with the observed N4 {BO4 / (BO4 + BO3)} units in the FTIR spectra. The refractive index values of the glass samples under study indicate they can capture light, making them a potentially unique choice for use as a core material for optical fibers.
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