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Preparation and Characterization of Gadolinium Niobate Tantalates Activated with Europium Ions

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We have developed a technological scheme for the preparation of europium-activated gadolinium niobates and tantalates and related solid solutions by a sol–gel process. It has been shown that, during synthesis of crystalline powders, raising the calcination temperature from 1200 to 1400°C leads to a decrease in the concentration of impurity phases from 10–15 to 4–10 wt %. The GdxEu1 – xTaO4 samples have been shown to have different structural polytypes at these temperatures. The synthesized materials exhibit bright red luminescence under photoexcitation.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to T.B. Popova for her assistance in performing the electron probe microanalysis work.

In this study, we used equipment at the Joint Research Center “Material science and characterization in advanced technology” with financial support by Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (id RFMEFI62119X0021).

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The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project no. 19-33-50149.

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  1. Ioffe Institute, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    G. A. Gusev, V. A. Kravets & M. A. Yagovkina

  2. Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Minerals (separate subdivision), Kola Scientific Center (Federal Research Center), Russian Academy of Sciences, 184209, Apatity, Murmansk oblast, Russia

    S. M. Masloboeva

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Gusev, G.A., Masloboeva, S.M., Kravets, V.A. et al. Preparation and Characterization of Gadolinium Niobate Tantalates Activated with Europium Ions. Inorg Mater 57, 383–391 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168521040063

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