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Role of the thermal treatment on the microstructure of YAGG nanopowders prepared by urea glass route
Francesco ArmettaMattia GaboardiJasper PlaisierMaria Luisa Saladinosubject
Inorganic ChemistryYAGG phosphors Rare-earth ions Urea glass route X-ray diffraction Phase evolutionOrganic ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSpectroscopySettore CHIM/02 - Chimica FisicaElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialsdescription
Yttrium aluminium gallium garnet (YAGG, Y3Al2Ga3O12) doped with rare-earth ions has drawn large attention owing to its optical properties with applications ranging from persistent luminescent phosphors to nanothermometers. Herein, three different YAGG materials were synthesized via the urea glass route followed by thermal treatment, relatively undoped; doped with Ce3+, Cr3+, and Nd3+; and doped with Ce3+, Cr3+, and Yb3+. The garnet formation was studied in situ upon thermal treatment from 300 to 1000 ◦C using synchrotron powder diffraction. Our results show that with this method, the onset of formation of the garnet is about 860 ◦C, with comparable cell parameters for both undoped and doped YAGG. A possible growth mechanism of YAGG is therefore discussed on the basis of observed microstructural parameters such as occupancy, microstrain, and crystallite size.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | Optical Materials |