Table 1 Sample Code, compositions, and photos of the studied glass samples.

From: Comparative study on the influence of rare earth ion doping on the structural and optical properties of simple B2O3–Na2O glasses

Sample Code

Glass Composition (mol%)

Sample photo

B2O3

Na2O

La2O3

Nd2O3

Gd2O3

Ho2O3

Er2O3

Yb2O3

B-Na

50

50

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B-Na-La

50

49

1

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B-Na-Nd

50

49

1

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B-Na-Gd

50

49

1

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B-Na-Ho

50

49

1

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B-Na-Er

50

49

1

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B-Na-Yb

50

49

1

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