Judd-Ofelt analysis and FTIR of the gadolinium borosilicate glass doped with Dy3+ ions
N. Intachai (a), N. Wantana (b,c), S. Kaewjaeng (a), S. Kothan (a*), H.J. Kim (d), and J. Kaewkhao (b,c)**

a) Center of Radiation Research and Medical Imaging, Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
*suchart.kothan[at]cmu.ac.th
b) Physics Program, Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
c) Center of Excellence in Glass Technology and Materials Science (CEGM), Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
**jakrapong[at]webmail.npru.ac.th
d) Department of Physics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea

Abstract

The novel gadolinium borosilicate glasses doped with 1.0 mol% of Dy2O3 concentration in the formula of 40Na2O-12.5Gd2O3-5SiO2-(41.5)B2O3-1Dy2O3 was investigated Judd-Ofelt (J-O) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The J-O intensity characteristics are calculated from the integrated area under absorption and emission, as well as refractive index. Utilizing the J-O method, optical characteristics such as oscillator strengths, J-O parameter, radiative transition probability, the stimulated emission cross-section, and branching ratios are determined. FTIR method was utilized to determine the characteristic functional groups contained in the chemical structure of composites based on its matrix.

Keywords: Judd-Ofelt- FTIR- Dysprosium- Borosilicate glass

Topic: Theory and Design