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Solid-State Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Gadolinium Zirconate Using Mechanical Activation

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Nanocrystalline gadolinium zirconate, Gd2Zr2O7, has been prepared by solid-state reaction, using mechanical activation of a stoichiometric mixture of Gd2O3 and ZrO2. The mechanical activation was performed in an AGO-2 centrifugal planetary mill for 10 min. The processes that occurred during heat treatment of the mechanically activated mixture of gadolinium and zirconium oxides were characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and a combination of thermoanalytical techniques. The average crystallite size of gadolinium zirconate prepared by calcining the mechanically activated oxide mixture at 1100 and 1200°C for 3 h was 29 and 68 nm, respectively, as determined using the Scherrer formula.

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Kalinkin, A.M., Vinogradov, V.Y. & Kalinkina, E.V. Solid-State Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Gadolinium Zirconate Using Mechanical Activation. Inorg Mater 57, 178–185 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168521020072

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