Luminescent glass doped with samarium and europium oxides, r = 1

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Product

Qualities

Polished Transparent Other

Colour

Orange under UV light

Sample Information

Date of creation

02/14/2011

Recipe Details

SiO2 + CaCO3 + Na2CO3 mixed with 1% samarium oxide and 1 % of europium oxide, ratio = 1. Approximately 25 g batches were mixed and melted in platinum crucibles in an electric furnace at 1500 °C for 3 h in air. The melted glasses were quenched at room temperature and further annealed at ca. 550 °C for 1 h. The glass samples were cut and carefully polished.