Neodymium doped gadolinium gallium oxide （Nd：GGG） nanopowders synthesized by microwave gel combustion using alanine as a fuel was reported. Metal nitrates solution with alanine fuel was combusted in microwave to gi...Neodymium doped gadolinium gallium oxide （Nd：GGG） nanopowders synthesized by microwave gel combustion using alanine as a fuel was reported. Metal nitrates solution with alanine fuel was combusted in microwave to give precursor. The micro-wave precursor powder was calcined at different temperatures from 800 to 1100 ℃. Phase pure Nd：GGG formation took place at 800 to 1100 ℃ as observed by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Fourier transform infra-red （FTIR） spectroscopy. However particle size in-creased with calcinations temperature from 25 nm at 800 ℃ to 200 nm at 1100 ℃.Nd：GGG nanopowder obtained at different calci-nation temperatures were compacted and sintered at 1550 ℃ for 3 h in air. Most densified ceramic was obtained from Nd：GGG nanopowder calcined at 1100 ℃. Microstructure as observed from scanning electron microscopy （SEM） showed that the most densi-fied ceramic, obtained from nanopowder calcined at a higher calcination temperature, had a more uniform grain-size distribution, fewer pores and greater densification. XRD of sintered sample showed retention of phase purity.展开更多
基金Laser Science and Technology Centre, Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Delhi for his encouragement and support to carry out this work
文摘Neodymium doped gadolinium gallium oxide （Nd：GGG） nanopowders synthesized by microwave gel combustion using alanine as a fuel was reported. Metal nitrates solution with alanine fuel was combusted in microwave to give precursor. The micro-wave precursor powder was calcined at different temperatures from 800 to 1100 ℃. Phase pure Nd：GGG formation took place at 800 to 1100 ℃ as observed by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Fourier transform infra-red （FTIR） spectroscopy. However particle size in-creased with calcinations temperature from 25 nm at 800 ℃ to 200 nm at 1100 ℃.Nd：GGG nanopowder obtained at different calci-nation temperatures were compacted and sintered at 1550 ℃ for 3 h in air. Most densified ceramic was obtained from Nd：GGG nanopowder calcined at 1100 ℃. Microstructure as observed from scanning electron microscopy （SEM） showed that the most densi-fied ceramic, obtained from nanopowder calcined at a higher calcination temperature, had a more uniform grain-size distribution, fewer pores and greater densification. XRD of sintered sample showed retention of phase purity.
