IR spectra of tellurium germanate glasses and their structure

We have used IR spectroscopy to study the structure of tellurium germanate glasses synthesized in the system TeO₂-GeO₂-B₂O₃-PbO. The structure of the glasses consists of [BO₃], [BO₄], [GeO₄], [GeO₆], [TeO₃], and [PbO₆] groups. Changes in the coordination of boron and germanium ions occur when the PbO and GeO₂ contents in the glasses increase. The glasses are attractive for designing optical and laser devices. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 78–81, January–February, 2007.