Mössbauer, optical and structural properties of [formula omitted] ion in borate glass

Lanthanum-bearing iron lithium borate glass is a quaternary system for oxide glasses and was prepared via the melt-quenching method. The present article correlates the structure, optical, ligand field and Mössbauer data on iron lithium borate glass containing . The density was measured, while the molar volume was calculated. Other physical parameters are well-described. With increasing the content within the glass network, infrared spectra analysis reveals structural modifications such as the increase in units and the decline in both units and NBO bonds content. Furthermore, optical absorption spectra were measured. The absorption spectra disclose a plethora of electronic transitions that are related to in tetrahedral and octahedral sites, however, phase is not observed in optical spectra, but it has a clear signature in Mössbauer spectra. Besides, the glass absorption edges undergo a clear blue shift, reflecting an increased band gap energy (1.96–2.28 eV). The decline in NBO bonds justifies this trend. Bewitchingly, the values of crystal field splitting are increased, while the values of Racah parameters are decreased. This trend is justified by the decline in NBO bonds and increases electron localization around Fe cations. Mössbauer spectra confirm the existence of in tetrahedral and octahedral sites, while exists in only a tetrahedral state. With increasing content, the isomer shift of in tetrahedral sites changes to be 0.312–0.329 mm/s, while the isomer shift of octahedral is 0.424–0.456 mm/s. These findings coincide with optical data. While the isomer shift of tetrahedral is 0.902–0.911 mm/s. Our results of structural, optical and ligand field associated with Mössbauer spectra open more vistas toward the utility of these samples in the optics realm.