Effect of thermal neutron irradiation on Gd3+ ions doped in oxyfluoroborate glass: an infra-red study

Infrared spectra of oxyfluoroborate glasses of composition (70−x)H3BO3+20Li2CO3+xGd2O3, where x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 3.0 and 5.0 mol%, have been recorded to explore the role of Gd3+ ions in the structure of the glasses. We concluded that Gd3+ ion behaves as a glass modifier. The effect of thermal neutron irradiation on the structure of these glasses also has been explored and the changes compared with earlier results on γ-irradiation.