IRON INFLUENCE ON OPTICAL AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LEAD-BISMUTHATE GLASSES
Results concerning the structural, optical and magnetic properties of x Fe 2 O 3 · (100 - x)[3 Bi 2 O 3 · 2 PbO ] glasses (0 = x = 20 mol%) are reported. The transparence in the infrared range was investigated. The homogeneous absorption cross section was determined from the optical absorption spectra using the density matrix formalism of the McCumber theoretical model. From the temperature dependence of reciprocal magnetic susceptibility, negative paramagnetic Curie temperatures have been found suggesting the antiferromagnetic nature of the magnetic interaction between the iron ions in the studied samples. The iron ions occur both in the (II) and (III) valence state. The Fe 2+/ Fe 3+ ratio was determined from the experimental values of the magnetic moments for all samples. The glass transition temperature with increasing Fe 2 O 3 content was also investigated.