Paramagnetic Centres In Ion-Implanted Inorganic Glasses

The investigation of ion implanted glasses is due to a practical interest related to technologically important modification of the physical and chemical properties of near-surface layers of glasses by ion implantation. A scientific interest is associated with the study of interaction effects between implanted ions and glass network. Different experimental techniques including electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy have been used for the study of near-surface layers in ion implanted glasses. In this paper the authors present EPR data for some borate, silicate, phosphate and fluoride glasses implanted with C+, Ti+, Mn+, Cu+ and Pb+ ions and to discuss them together with results obtained for other implants and other glasses.