Table 3 FTIR band assignments of BZNNi glass series.

From: Investigation of physical, structural, optical, and luminescence properties of nickel oxide doped alkali zinco-borate glasses

BZNNi0

BZNNi1

BZNNi2

BZNNi3

Band Assignments

Ref

557

557

560

560

Vibration of Na+ cations

37,38

629

625

629

635

Bending vibration of B-O-B linkages present in BO3 units and Ni–O–Ni linkages

22,39

694

695

696

703

776

789

793

794

Bridging oxygen bonds between BO3 and [BO4] units

13,40

857

   

Di-borate linkage in B–O–B networks

38

 

880

882

881

Tri-borate, tetra-borate and penta- borate groups of B–O–B bending vibrations

38,41

939

971

972

973

Di-borate vibrations in BO4 units by B–O bonds

42,43,44

1022

1061

1061

1061

B–O symmetric stretching of BO4 units due to the presence of tri-borate, tetra-borate, and penta-borate groups

1099

   
 

1156

1153

1157

B–O stretching vibrations in BO3 units of pyroborate and orthoborate groups

38,41

1218

1236

1236

1238

1339

1314

1312

1316

Pyro-borate and ortho-borate groups containing BO3- (NBOs) and various borate ring vibrations of B-O in BO3 units splitting of the peaks

40,45

 

1392

1392

1393

1454

1474

1474

1472

Asymmetric stretching modes of triangles formed from BO3 units

46