In partial fulfilment of its requirements for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy 2 Declaration I hereby declare, that the thesis entitled 'Effects of d 0 and s 2 cations on optical properties of silicate glasses' is a result of my original work and investigation. None of the results presented in the manuscript have been lifted from any other sources and legitimate references are presented where necessary. Name:Signature:The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotations from it or information derived from it may be published without prior written consent of the author. 3 Published work and conferences Aspects of the work described in the thesis were published in:• Optical and structural properties of d 0 ion doped silicate glasses for photovoltaic applications. B.