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The Er3+-doped Al2O3 nanopowders have been prepared by the sol-gel method, using the aluminium isopropoxide [Al(OC3H7)3]-derived γ-AlOOH sols with addition of the erbium nitrate [Er(NO3)3·5H2O]. The five phases of γ-(Al,Er)2O3, θ-(Al,Er)2O3, α-(Al,Er)2O3, ErAlO3, and Al10Er6O24 were detected with the 0–20 mol% Er3+-doped Al2O3 nanopowders at the different sintering temperature of 600–1200°C. The average grain size was increased from about 5 to 62 nm for phase transformation of undoped γ-Al2O3→α-Al2O3 at the sintering temperature from 600 to 1200°C. At the same sintering temperature, average grain size was decreased with increase of the Er3+ doping concentration. Infrared absorption spectra of γ-Al2O3 and θ-Al2O3 nanopowders showed the two broad bands of 830–870 and 550–600 cm−1, the three broad bands of 830–870, 750–760, and 550–600 cm−1, respectively. The infrared absorption spectra for the α-Al2O3 nanopowder showed three characteristic bands, 640, 602, and 453 cm−1. The two characteristic bands of 669 and 418 cm−1 for Er2O3 clusters were observed for the Er3+-doped Al2O3 nanopowders when Er3+ doping concentration was increased up to 2 mol%. The 796, 788, 725, 692, 688, 669, 586, 509, 459, and 418 cm−1 are the characteristic bands of Al10Er6O24 phase.
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Wang, X.J., Dong, B. & Lei, M.K. Infrared absorption spectra of Er3+-doped Al2O3 nanopowders by the sol-gel method. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 39, 307–311 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-006-7995-5
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