Fourier transform infra red (FTIR) and energy band gap of potassium lithium borate glasses of different composition have been studied using Fourier FTIR and UV-VIS spectroscopy techniques. The glasses were melted in the alumina crucible in an electric furnace at 1100°C for 30 min until homogenous melt was obtained. The X-ray diffraction analysis was adopted for confirming the amorphous nature o...

The results of our infrared reflectance studies of single and mixed alkali borate glasses are reviewed and discussed in the context of the network structure and the interactions between alkali cations and their sites in the glass. In particular, we focus on the strong influence of the alkali cation type, content, and alkali subsitution on the structure of the network building units. The dominan...

A GLASS is, formally, a solid that solidifies without a well-defined melting point— defined as a singular temperature at which there occurs a discontinuous change in a physical property, for example specific volume, during transition between a liquid state and its corresponding solid state—but instead exhibits a continuous change in that property over a range of temperature. Glasses tend to inh...