Compositional-dependent lead borate based glasses doped with Eu3+ ions: Synthesis and spectroscopic properties

New multicomponent lead borate based glasses with various PbO/B2O3 weight ratio were prepared. The glass samples were analyzed in detail by using Raman and IR absorption spectroscopy. Optical properties of Eu3+ ions have been investigated in lead borate based systems, in which PbO/B2O3 weight ratios were changed from 1:2 to 8:1 in glass composition. The values of the phonon energy of the host and 5D0 lifetime of Eu3+ decrease, whereas absorption and emission intensities, as well as bonding parameter increase with increasing PbO concentration. Additionally, spectral lines are shifted in direction to the lower frequency region. Non-monotonic dependence of the fluorescence intensity ratio R (5D0–7F2/5D0–7F1) upon PbO/B2O3 content has been observed in contrast to bonding parameter that is also non-linear but monotonic. Some structural and spectroscopic aspects for Eu-doped lead borate based glasses are presented.