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Structure and charge density of Ce doped gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG)

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Nanocrystalline powders of cerium doped gadolinium gallium garnet (Gd3Ga5O12, GGG) powders were prepared by an aqueous sol–gel method. Effects of Ce doping on the microstructure, band gap energy and electron density distributions of the grown Gd3−xCexGa5O12 (x = 0.5, 1 and 3) have been studied by means of scanning electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction techniques and the maximum entropy method (MEM). The mid bond densities between different atoms of Gd3−xCexGa5O12 (x = 0.5, 1 and 3) obtained from 1D electron density profiles are analyzed.

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  1. Department of Physics, H.K.R.H. College, Uthamapalayam, Tamil Nadu, 625 533, India

    T. K. Thirumalaisamy

  2. Department of Physics, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, 626 126, India

    S. Saravanakumar

  3. Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Vilnius University, Naugarduko 24, 03225, Vilnius, Lithuania

    Skirmante Butkute & Aivaras Kareiva

  4. Research Centre and PG Department of Physics, The Madura College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 011, India

    R. Saravanan

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Thirumalaisamy, T.K., Saravanakumar, S., Butkute, S. et al. Structure and charge density of Ce doped gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG). J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 1920–1928 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3974-3

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