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	Polymer-salt synthesis and study on structure of vanadium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet</div>

Sergei K. Evstropiev, Ostrovskii Vyacheslav A., Makarov Konstantin N. , Bulyga Dmitry V. , Valery M. Volynkin, Sandulenko Alexander V., Dukelskii Konstantin V., Polishchuk Grigoriy S.

2024 , VOLUME 24, NUMBER 3 ( may-june )

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doi: 10.17586/2226-1494-2024-24-3-448-455

Polymer-salt synthesis and study on structure of vanadium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet

S. K. Evstropiev, V. A. Ostrovskii, K. N. Makarov, D. V. Bulyga, V. M. Volynkin, A. V. Sandulenko, K. V. Dukelskii, G. S. Polishchuk

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Evstropiev S.K., Ostrovskii V.A., Makarov K.N., Bulyga D.V., Volynkin V.M., Sandulenko A.V., Dukelskii K.V., Polishchuk G.S. Polymer-salt synthesis and study on structure of vanadium-doped yttrium-aluminum garnet. Scientific and Technical Journal of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, 2024, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 448–455 (in Russian). doi: 10.17586/2226-1494-2024-24-3-448-455

Abstract

Nanoscaled YAG:V powders were synthesized using low-temperature polymer-salt method. A comparison of their structure with monocrystals structure was performed. Structure, morphology and chemical composition of materials were studied using XRD, SEM and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Estimation of average sizes of nanocrystals and crystal cell parameters was performed based on XRD data. The results were compared with the results obtained earlier for YAG:V monocrystals. Nanopowders synthesized at 1000 °C consist from microscopic aggregates of YAG:V nanocrystals with average size of 43 nm and crystal structure characteristic for YAG monocrystals. It was found that V³⁺ incorporation and their substitution of aluminum ions leads to distortion of crystal cell. It was shown that this phenomenon is observed both in YAG:V monocrystals and nanopowders synthesized using low-temperature polymer-salt method. The infrared spectroscopy data shows the similarity of the monocrystal and nanopowders structure. Obtained powders can be applied for fabrication of light-absorbing optical ceramics and organo-inorganic composites.

Keywords: yttrium-aluminum garnet, vanadium, crystal, unit cell, nanopowder

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