Elastic Studies of Cerium Doped Zinc Borotellurite Glass

Hasnimulyati Laoding; Azuraida Amat; Siti Nasuha Mohd Rafien; Azhan Hashim@Ismail; Nur Baizura Mohamed; Ishak Mansor

doi:10.24191/srj.v23i1.41624

Authors

Hasnimulyati Laoding Universiti Teknologi MARA Cwangan Pahang, Kampus Jengka
Azuraida Amat Department of Physics, Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, Kem Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Siti Nasuha Mohd Rafien Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, 35400 Tapah Road, Perak, Malaysia
Azhan Hashim@Ismail Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang, Kampus Jengka, 26400 Bandar Pusat Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
Nur Baizura Mohamed Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang, Kampus Jengka, 26400 Bandar Pusat Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
Ishak Mansor Technical Support Division, Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (MINT), Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24191/srj.v23i1.41624

Keywords:

Tellurite glass, Cerium, Elastic properties, Zinc, Borotellurite

Abstract

Glass materials play a crucial role in modern applications due to their favorable properties relative to crystalline materials, including optical transparency, high durability, corrosion resistance, and resistance to ionizing radiation. Moreover, these properties can be further modified by doping rare-earth ions into the glass structure. In this study, cerium is chosen to be added into zinc borotellurite glasses as it can effectively reduce the effect of ionizing radiation such as gamma-ray compared to the other types of rare earth oxides. The glass samples with composition of {[(TeO2)0.7(B2O3)0.3]0.7[(ZnO]0.3}1-x{CeO2}x (where x ranged from 0.00 to 0.05 mol) were synthesized using melt-quenching technique. The influence that cerium oxide has on the glass system was investigated by studying its elastic properties via ultrasonic pulse-echo technique. The findings revealed that all elastic moduli had an increasing trend, approximately 32-37% while the other elastic parameters possessed some variations with the dopant addition. The high elastic moduli (L=77.59 GPa, G=24.16 GPa, E=61.55 GPa and K=45.39 GPa) revealed that the insertion of CeO2 led to the strengthening of the glass network which in turn produced glasses with higher rigidity. These findings highlight the significance of this study, demonstrating the glass’s strong potential for applications in telecommunications and radiation shielding.

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