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Gadolinium (III) Oxide (Gd<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) 99.999% 5N Powder, MSE Supplies

MSE PRO Gadolinium (III) Oxide (Gd2O3) 99.999% 5N Powder

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Gadolinium (III) Oxide, Gd2O3, 99.999% 5N High Purity Powder

  • Product Number: PO2901 (100 g), PO2902 (1 kg)
  • Formula: Gd2O3
  • CAS Number: 12064-62-9
  • Molecular Weight: 362.50  g/mol
  • Particle size: 3~6 um
  • Density: 7.07 g/cm³ at 25°C
  • Melting Point: 2420°C
  • Color: white powder
  • Solubility: Insoluble in water. Soluble in acid.
  • Purity: 99.999% 5N (TREO*)

* TREO - Total Rare Earth Oxides

Applications 

Gd2O3 (Gadolinium (III) Oxide or Gadolinium Sesquioxide) high purity (99.999%) powder is used in ceramics, glass, nanoparticles, and solid stated lasers.  Gd2O3 is commonly used as a host material in making laser materials.

Notes: More detailed product information including SDS, certificate of analysis (COA), lead time and volume pricing are available upon request.

Rare Earth Impurities Content (max. µ/g) Non- Rare Earth Impurities Content (max. µ/g)
La2O3     1.00 Fe2O3     1.00
CeO2      1.00 CaO       4.00
Pr6O11    1.00 SiO2       12.00
Nd2O3    1.00 Cl-         50.00
Sm2O3    1.00
Eu2O3    2.00
Tb4O7    1.00 Loss on Ignition (L.O.I.)     <0.18%
Dy2O3    1.00
Ho2O3    1.00
Er2O3     1.00
Tm2O3    1.00
Lu2O3     1.00
Yb2O3     1.00
Y2O3     1.00

 

References

Ytterbium Doped Gadolinium Oxide (Gd2O3:Yb3+) Phosphor: Topology, Morphology, and Luminescence Behavior. R.K. Tamtakar, D.P. Bisen, C.S. Robinson, I.P. Sahu, and N. Brahme. Indian Journal of Materials Science. Vol. 2014, Article ID 396147, 2014. 

Potential dual imaging nanoparticle: Gd2O3 nanoparticle. Md. Ahmad, W. Xu, S.Kim, J. Baeck, Y. Chang, J. Bae, K. Chae, J. Park, T. Kim, and G. Lee. Scientific Reports Vol. 5, Article # 8549, 2015.

Synthesis and Characterization of Gd2O3 Hollow Microspheres Using a Template-Directed Method. X. Jiang, L. Yu, F. Zhang, J. Zhang, and C. Li. Materia (Basel) Vol. 9(5), Pgs. 323-329, 2016.

Structural, optical and magnetic properties of gadolinium sesquioxide nanobars synthesized via thermal decomposition of gadolinium oxalate, Manigandan, R., Giribabu, K., Suresh, R., Vijayalakshmi, L., Stephen, A., and Narayanan, V., Materials Research Bulletin, Volume 48, Issue 10, October 2013, Pages 4210-4215