Ultrasonic study on some borosilicate glasses doped with different transition metal oxides

Longitudinal and shear ultrasonic wave velocities were measured in borosilicate glasses doped with different transition metal oxides (TMOs) (where TMO=NiO, V 2O5, Fe2O3, MnO2, TiO2, Cr2O3, CoO, CuO) using the pulse echo technique. Measurements were carried out at 4 MHz frequency and at room temperature. Elastic moduli and some other physical parameters such as acoustic impedance, softening temperature, Debye temperature, thermal expansion coefficient, and latent heat of melting have been calculated. Results indicated that these parameters depend upon the TMO modifier, i.e., the ionic radius of the transition metal cation. A quantitative analysis has been carried out, in order to obtain more information about the structure of these glasses, based on bond compression model, and the Makishima and Mackenzie model, i.e., the cation–anion bond of each TMO.