Structure and nonlinear optical properties of sodium-niobium phosphate glasses

    Authors

    A. Flambard; J. J. Videau; L. Delevoye; T. Cardinal; C. Labrugere; C. A. Rivero; M. Couzi;L. Montagne

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Non-Cryst. Solids

    Keywords

    phosphates; NMR; MAS-NMR and NQR; structure; XPS; BOROPHOSPHATE GLASSES; SILICATE-GLASSES; NMR; RAMAN; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRA; ORIGIN; SYSTEM; OXIDES; FIBER; Materials Science, Ceramics; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The structural description of xNb(2)O(5)-(1 - x)(NaPO3) (0 < = x < = 0.40) glass network is reported through high-field (18.8 T) O-17 and Nb-93 nuclear magnetic resonance, O1s X-ray photoelectrom spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The different oxygen sites (POP, PONa, NbOP and NbONb) are resolved on the spectra, their relative proportion determined and compared to indirect calculations obtained from the decomposition of P-31 NMR spectra. A good agreement is obtained, thus confirming the formation of the Nb(OP)(6-y)(ONb)(y) units with increasing y leading to the clusterization of NbO6 octahedra, mainly for x > 0.2, which is related to the incomplete dissociation of Nb2O5 in the NaPO3 melt. The formation of these clusters is responsible for the large increase of the nonlinear optical properties, mainly due to the high polarizability of the Nb-O-Nb bond. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

    Volume

    354

    Issue/Number

    30

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    3540

    Last Page

    3547

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000257590400004

    ISSN

    0022-3093

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