Preparation and Characterization of Gd3Sc2Ga3O12 Polycrystalline Material by Co-Precipitation Method

Gd3Sc2Ga3O12 polycrystalline material for single crystal growth was prepared with Ga, Gd2O3 and Sc2O3 as starting materials and aqueous ammonia as the precipitator by co-precipitation method. The precursors sintered at various temperatures were characterized by infrared spectra (IR), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and transmitted electron microscopy (TEM). The results showed that pure GSGG phase could be obtained at 900 °C. The sintered powders were well-dispersed and less-aggregated in the sintered temperature range of 900 ∼ 1000 °C. XRD and TEM show that the polycrystalline particle sizes of the polycrystalline powders were about 20 ∼ 50 nm. Compared with the method that Ga2O3. Gd2O3 and Sc2O3 were mixed directly and sintered to get polycrystalline materials, the synthesized temperature was lower and sintered time was shorter. Thus co-precipitation was a good method to synthesize GSGG polycrystalline material.