“…Among various such metal oxides, TiO 2 is expected to be more effective in improving the chemical durability of the phosphate glasses. Normally, the ions of titanium, exist in the glass in Ti 4+ state and participate in the glass network forming with TiO 4 , TiO 6 and some times with TiO 5 (comprising of trigonal bipyramids) structural units [11,12]. However, there are reports suggesting that these ions may also exist in Ti 3+ valence state in some of the glass matrices [13,14].…”