Synthesis and Characterization of Neodymium Zirconate Nanocrystals Doped with Aluminium Ions by a Salt-Assistant Combustion Method

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Neodymium zirconate nanocrystals doped aluminium ion NdxAl2-xZr2O7 with pyrochlore structure were prepared by a salt-assistant glycine combustion method. Zirconium nitrate, aluminium nitrate and neodymium nitrate were used as chemicals, and glycine was used as burning agent. The as-prepared NdxAl2-xZr2O7 nano-crystals were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TEM and HRTEM. The results showed the Nd ions can be partially replaced by Al ions. For crystalline Nd1.9Al0.1Zr2O7, there are four strong diffraction peaks at 2θ = 29.02°, 33.70°, 48.37° and 57.37° corresponding crystal faces are 0.308nm, 0.266nm, 0.188nm and 0.161 nm, respectively, which indicates that the interstices of corresponding crystal faces are smaller than that of Nd2Zr2O7. Furthermore, the fluorescent properties of Nd1.9Al0.1Zr2O7 nano-crystals evaluated by the fluorescence spectra indicate that the prepared nano-crystals are a kind of potential fluorescent-emitted material.

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