Abstract
Titanium-doped and titanium-free lithium borate glasses were prepared using a quenching method and high-purity-grade chemical substances. Structural analysis was carried out by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and mechanical measurement. The states of the produced glasses were examined by x-ray diffraction, and the density (ρ) and molar volume (
V
m
) were determined. The Makishima–Mackenzie model was applied for the prepared glasses. FT-IR confirmed that the concentration of [BO
4
] was greater than that of [BO
3
] structural units. These variations confirmed that the compactness of the lithium borate network increased as the concentration of (TiO
2
/B
2
O
3
) increased. The longitudinal (
v
L
) and shear (
v
T
) velocities of the samples with varying concentrations of (TiO
2
/B
2
O
3
) were found to increase, along with the elastic moduli. The thermal stability, energy gap, and refractive index of the prepared glasses increased as the concentration of (TiO
2
/B
2
O
3
) was increased.