Research ArticleOpen accessIn the author namesX-RAYS LUMINESCENCE, OPTICAL AND PHYSICAL STUDIES OF BI2O3-B2O3-SM2O3 GLASSES SYSTEMS. Rakpanich, J. Kaewkhao, N. Srisittipokakun et al.Sm3+-doped bismuth borate glasses of the composition (50-x) SiO2: 50B2O3: xSm2O3 (where x = 0.00, 0.50, 1.00, 1.50, 2.00 and 2.50 mol%) have been synthesized by conventional melt quenching technique. In order to understand the role of Sm2O3 in bismuth borate glasses, the density, molar volume, refractive index and optical absorption were investigated. The results show that density, molar volume … …Physics International, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 18 Jul 2013 · 7,466 accessesView PDFCite