Abstract
Phosphate-based glass materials have potential use as biomaterials, because of their chemical composition similarity to the
natural bone. In this paper we present an IR, Raman and ESR study on glass systems such as P2O5-CaO-Li2O, where the
proportion of P2O5 remains constant at 50 mol % and those of Li2O and CaO modify from 10 to 40 mol %. The IR and
Raman spectra allow us to identify the structural units which appear in the structural network of these phosphate glasses
and also the network modifier role of Ca2+ and Li+
ions. The ESR spectra of the gamma irradiated samples with a 60Co
source, are characterized by the hyperfine doublet of 31P isotope (I= 1/2). By representing the ESR signal intensity versus
the absorbed doses in the range 100-1500 Gy, a linear dependence was obtained, which proves that the glass system
P2O5-CaO-Li2O could be successfully used in the clinical dosimetry and industry.
Keywords
Phosphate glasses, IR, Raman, ESR dosimeter.
Citation
O. COZAR, M. BAKO, L. DĂRĂBAN, I. ARDELEAN, L. DAVID, P2O5-CaO-Li2O glass system - a possible ESR dosimeter, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 5, May 2008, pp.249-252 (2008).
Submitted at: March 22, 2008
Accepted at: May 8, 2008