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Evidence for a Double Doping Regime in Nd:YAG nanopowders

Marco GiorgettiMario BerrettoniMaria Luisa SaladinoEugenio Caponetti

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Materials scienceMechanical EngineeringDopingAnalytical chemistrychemistry.chemical_elementNeodymiumXANESXANESSpectral lineND:YAGIonX-ray absorption fine structureNANOPOWDERSEXAFSchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryMechanics of MaterialsYttrium aluminium garnetGeneral Materials ScienceNd:YAG EXAFS XanesAbsorption (electromagnetic radiation)Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica

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Nanopowders of Yttrium Aluminium Garnet doped with neodymium (Nd:YAG) were investigated by X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) at the Nd LIII-edge in the 1.3 - 20.8 % doping range. XANES spectra appear similar in the full range of the Nd concentration. However, a significant decrease in the white line intensity of XANES is revealed as the quantity of Nd doping ions increases. Plotting the white line intensity as a function of Nd doping ions reveals two linear trends with two different slopes, identifying a threshold value where the neodymium concentration reaches 5 at.% This experimental finding provides support for the existence of a double doping regime in Nd:YAG nanopowders.

10.1007/s10853-009-3322-1http://hdl.handle.net/10447/40384