Effect of ZnO on the physical properties and optical band gap of soda lime silicate glass

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 7550-7558

  Zaid, Mohd Hafiz Mohd ^a   Matori, Khamirul Amin ^a   Abdul Aziz, Sidek Hj ^a   Zakaria, Azmi ^a   Ghazali, Mohd Sabri Mohd ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Density; Glass; Optical band gaps; Ultra Violet Visible

Indexed keywords

GLASS; OXYGEN; SODA LIME SILICATE GLASS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE; CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; SODA LIME; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MOLAR VOLUME; OPTICAL BAND GAP; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; QUENCHING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; GLASS; OXIDES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84901792331     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13067550     Document Type: Article

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