Recycled Rare Earth Ions From E-Waste In Borogermanate Glasses For Magneto-Optical Applications
Magneto-optical borogermanate glasses were developed by incorporating electro-electronic waste recovered from fluorescent lamps. Glasses with a composition of (41GeO₂–25B₂O₃–4Al₂O₃–10Na₂O–20BaO)-x%wst, (x=0, 10, 20, 30, and 50 wt% of waste) were prepared. The final chemical composition was determine...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/298544 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asia.202401613 https://hdl.handle.net/11449/298544 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | e-waste Magneto-optical glasses rare earth ions |
| Resumo: | Magneto-optical borogermanate glasses were developed by incorporating electro-electronic waste recovered from fluorescent lamps. Glasses with a composition of (41GeO₂–25B₂O₃–4Al₂O₃–10Na₂O–20BaO)-x%wst, (x=0, 10, 20, 30, and 50 wt% of waste) were prepared. The final chemical composition was determined, and the glasses were characterized through thermal, structural, morphological, optical, and magneto-optical analyses. The addition of lamp waste to the glass matrix did not induce crystallization and stable glass materials were obtained, as confirmed by thermal analysis. Raman spectroscopy has shown that the addition of different amounts of waste into the vitreous matrix induces structural rearrangements as evidenced by the vibration bands of non-bridging B−O− bonds. Regarding optical properties, the transmittance of the glasses slightly decreased with waste incorporation. Photoluminescence showed electronic transitions attributed to the Tb3+ and Eu3+ ions and non-radiative energy transfer from the host to both Ln3+ ions and between them was observed. Finally, a Verdet constant value of −40.9 rad. T−1 m−1 at 632.8 nm was obtained, highlighting the potential of these sustainable glasses as Faraday rotators. |
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