title: Effect of ZnO on the physical properties and optical band gap of soda lime silicate glass.
abstract: This manuscript reports on the physical properties and optical band gap of five samples of soda lime silicate (SLS) glass combined with zinc oxide (ZnO) that were prepared by a melting and quenching process. To understand the role of ZnO in this glass structure, the density, molar volume and optical band gaps were investigated. The density and absorption spectra in the Ultra-Violet-Visible (UV-Visible) region were recorded at room temperature. The results show that the densities of the glass samples increased as the ZnO weight percentage increased. The molar volume of the glasses shows the same trend as the density: the molar volume increased as the ZnO content increased. The optical band gaps were calculated from the absorption edge, and it was found that the optical band gap decreased from 3.20 to 2.32 eV as the ZnO concentration increased.
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors: Mohd Hafiz
authors: MH
authors: Mohd Zaid
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors: Khamirul Amin
authors: KA
authors: Matori
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors: Sidek Hj
authors: SH
authors: Abdul Aziz
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.
authors: Azmi
authors: A
authors: Zakaria
authors: Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia.|Department of Science Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu 21030, Malaysia.
authors: Mohd Sabri
authors: MS
authors: Mohd Ghazali
mesh_terms: D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C004569:soda lime; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D015034:Zinc Oxide