Boron-phosphate glasses combine the properties of phosphate glasses such as high solubility for rare-earth ions and excellent optical properties with the high thermal, chemical and mechanical properties introduced by boron oxide [1]. The obtaining and properties of boron-phosphate glasses doped with cobalt oxide are investigated in this work. The glass was prepared by classical melting-quenching method but using the wet preparation of raw materials [1]. The amount of CoO was of 0.5 and 3.0 mol% and the melting temperature of 1300 °C for 2h. UV VIS transmittance shows a minimum in the domain of 500-700 nm. The FTIR maxima are attributed to the stretching vibrations of the P-O-P bonds in units Q2 and Q1 at 770 and 870-890 cm-1 respectively and to the symmetrical and asymmetrical stretching of the PO32- units at 1030 and 1220 cm-1, respectively. The vibrations of O3B-O-BO4 bonds can be identified at 770 cm-1 and asymmetric vibrations of O3B-O-B-O bonds in triangular borate units (BO3 and BO2O-) from piro and orthoborate groups at 1030 cm-1. The mechanical properties, hardness (H), Young's modulus (E) and fracture toughness (KIC) of boron phosphate glasses, evaluated by micro- and nanoindentation techniques, showed higher values than those for alumino-phosphate glasses. DSC analyze of samples thermal treated at 800 and 900 °C indicates the crystallization temperatures around 660 and 790oC for the XRD identified crystalline compounds Al(PO3)2 and BPO4. The magnetic susceptibility values lies between 1.8 x 10-5 emu / g / Oe and 9.5 x 10-5 emu / g / Oe, directly proportional to Co oxide concentration.

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Acknowledgements

Supported by UEFISCDI, Romania [M-ERA. NET 7–081/2013 MAGPHOGLAS project; 4N/2016, 16470102, 5N/2016, 16400102, PN45N/2016 Core Program]; Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal [M-ERA.NET/0010/2012 and UID/CTM/500025/2013]; Council for Science and Technological Development of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova [grant number 15.817.02.06A].