Table 4 Various optical parameters (\(\:{E}_{g}^{ind}\), Rm, αm, RL, χ, αe, Λ, Mc, η, and ε) for all the synthesized glasses SrKS0A, SrKS2A, SrKS4A, and SrKS6A in the SrKSA glassy system respectively.

From: Synthesis of Al2O3-Reinforced SrO–SiO2–K2O glasses with enhanced optical, and biological properties for biomedical applications

Glass sample code

Optical parameters

SrKS0A

SrKS2A

SrKS4A

SrKS6A

Energy band gap (\(\:{E}_{g}^{ind}\)) (eV)

4.94

4.91

4.87

4.79

Molar refractivity (Rm) (cm3/mol)

14.22

14.12

13.66

13.33

Molar polarizability (αm) (Å3)

5.64

5.59

5.42

5.29

Reflection loss (RL)

0.503

0.505

0.507

0.511

Electronegativity (χ)

1.33

1.32

1.31

1.29

Electron polarizability (αe)

2.3

2.31

2.32

2.34

Optical basicity (Λ)

1.036

1.04

1.045

1.056

Metallization (Mc)

0.497

0.495

0.493

0.489

Refractive indices (η)

2.009

2.014

2.019

2.032

Optical Dielectric Constant (\(\:ϵ\))

4.036

4.055

4.079

4.13