@Article{CL.2024.2111.873,
AUTHOR = {Areej S. Alqarni, I. Bulus, M. Abioye},
TITLE = {A simplified study on physical and mechano-structural properties of newly produced Sm<sup>3+</sup> doped zinc telluro-phosho-borate glasses},
JOURNAL = {Chalcogenide Letters},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {11},
PAGES = {873--884},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CL/v21n11/64916},
ISSN = {1584-8663},
ABSTRACT = {To unveiled the function of exchanging Sm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> for B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> on the physical and mechanostructural
traits of multi-component glass, five distinct type (A, B, C, D and E) of glasses 
originated from (50-x)B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-10P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>-30TeO<sub>2</sub>-10ZnO-xSm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (0.1≤x≤1.5, mol%) 
compositions were fabricated by using ordinary approach of melt-quenching. The noncrystallinity
 status of the synthesized samples was established by X-ray diffraction (XRD) 
profile. However, with sequential replacement of B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> by Sm<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, the deduced values of 
physical entities such as density (d<sub>3</sub>), Sm3+ ions concentration (N<sub>i</sub>), field strength (F) and 
glass hardness (H<sub>v</sub>) of our produced glasses were significantly amplified, while the molar 
volume (V<sub>m</sub>) alongside polaron radius (r<sub>p</sub>) and inter-nuclear distance (r<sub>i</sub>) decline. Besides, 
data from FTIR with consequential deconvoluted spectral showcased the presence of BO<sub>3</sub>, 
BO<sub>4</sub>, TeO<sub>3</sub>, TeO<sub>4</sub> and PO<sub>4</sub> functional groups which were randomly distributed within the 
main glass network.},
DOI = {10.15251/CL.2024.2111.873}
}