Enhanced Optical Properties of Germanate and Tellurite Glasses Containing Metal or Semiconductor Nanoparticles

<table>TEM image of the Eu<sup>3+</sup> doped samples: (a) GeO<sub>2</sub>-PbO glass with silver NPs heat-treated for 72 hours, (b) GeO<sub>2</sub>-Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> glass with gold NPs heat-treated for 24 hours [<a href="/journals/tswj/2013/385193/#B1">1</a>].</table>

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Figure 4: Enhanced Optical Properties of Germanate and Tellurite Glasses Containing Metal or Semiconductor Nanoparticles 