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Investigation of lanthanum substitution effects in yttrium aluminium garnet: importance of solid state NMR and EPR methods

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In this study, yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) specimens in which yttrium was partially substituted by lanthanum Y3-xLaxAl5O12 (YLaAG) were prepared by an aqueous sol-gel method. YLaAG samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), solid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods. The presence of Ce3+ ions as an impurity originating from starting material was determined, therefore, luminescence measurements of YLaAG samples were also recorded. It was demonstrated that luminescent properties are strongly dependent on the phase composition of synthesized species. The XRD analysis results showed that only low substitution of yttrium by lanthanum is possible in Y3-xLaxAl5O12 without destroying garnet crystal structure. It was also demonstrated, that solid state NMR and EPR methods are indispensable tools for the explanation of processes and properties observed in the newly synthesized Y3-xLaxAl5O12 compounds.

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  • Y3-xLaxAl5O12 specimens were synthesized using aqueous sol-gel synthesis method.

  • Monophasic garnets obtained at low substitution of yttrium by lanthanum.

  • The region of coexisting phases have been evidently deduced by solid state NMR spectroscopy.

  • The Ce3+ emission at around 560 nm was observed in Y3-xLaxAl5O12 garnets.

  • The EPR analysis provided experimental evidence for the presence of Ce3+ impurities in the samples.

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This work was supported by a Research grant NEGEMAT (No. S-MIP-19-59) from the Research Council of Lithuania. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia as the Center of Excellence has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2 under grant agreement No. 739508, project CAMART²

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    A. Laurikenas, D. Sakalauskas, R. Raudonis, A. Zarkov & A. Kareiva

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Laurikenas, A., Sakalauskas, D., Marsalka, A. et al. Investigation of lanthanum substitution effects in yttrium aluminium garnet: importance of solid state NMR and EPR methods. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 97, 479–487 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-020-05445-2

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