Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1482615 | Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Neodymium doped and undoped aluminum oxide samples were obtained using two different techniques: Pechini and sol–gel. Fine grained powders were produced using both procedures, which were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Thermo-Stimulated Luminescence (TSL). Results showed that neodymium ions incorporation is responsible for the creation of two new TSL peaks (125 and 265 °C) and, also, for the enhancement of the intrinsic TSL peak at 190 °C. An explanation was proposed for these observations. SEM gave the dimensions of the clusters produced by each method, showing that those obtained by Pechini are smaller than the ones produced by sol–gel; it can also explain the higher emission supplied by the first one.
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Authors
J.F.S. Bitencourt, A. Ventieri, K.A. Gonçalves, E.L. Pires, J.C. Mittani, S.H. Tatumi,