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Synthesis of Gd2O3 nanoparticles: using bulk Gd2O3 powders as precursor

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Gd2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized from the commercial bulk Gd2O3 powders via a simple electrochemical method. The synthesized powders were characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The effects of solution pH on the morphological features of the sample were studied. The strategy developed in this study offers significant advantages for the synthesis of Gd2O3 nanoparticles from the bulk Gd2O3 powders compared with the conventional routes. From SEM observations, the size of the Gd2O3 nanoparticles is estimated to be significantly smaller than 70 nm.

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This study was financially supported by the Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute of Iran.

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  1. Nuclear Fuel Cycle Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, 14395-836, Tehran, Iran

    Taher Yousefi, Meisam Torab-Mostaedi, Mostafa Ghasemi & Amir Ghadirifar

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Yousefi, T., Torab-Mostaedi, M., Ghasemi, M. et al. Synthesis of Gd2O3 nanoparticles: using bulk Gd2O3 powders as precursor. Rare Met. 34, 540–545 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-015-0447-z

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