Low temperature preparation and characterization of In1-xLnxBO3 (x=0.0 and 0.05; Ln=Gd, Eu, Dy and Sm): ESR of In0.95Gd0.05BO3 and emission of In0.95Eu0.05BO3.
Indium borate and rare earth substituted indium borates (In(1-x)Ln(x)BO(3) (x=0.0 and 0.05; Ln=Gd, Eu, Dy and Sm)) are prepared at low temperature by metathesis reaction using InCl(3), LnCl(3) and NaBO(2). They are characterized by powder XRD and infrared spectroscopy. All the compositions (In(1-x)Ln(x)BO(3)) crystallize in hexagonal lattice with calcite structure. These borates gave characteristic IR vibrations of planar BO(3) group. Spin-Hamiltonian parameters for Gd(3+) are deduced from room temperature electron spin resonance spectrum of In(0.95)Gd(0.05)BO(3). The electron spin resonance spectrum of In(0.95)Gd(0.05)BO(3) gave several anisotropic lines with g>2.0. The ESR spectrum of the sample belongs to the "intermediate" category with 1/4<H(CF)/hnu<1. The local symmetry of Eu(3+) in In(0.95)Eu(0.05)BO(3) is obtained from its emission spectrum. The R/O ratio of In(0.95)Eu(0.05)BO(3) suggests the occupation of In(3+) site by Eu(3+) with near symmetric octahedral geometry.
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Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, Andhra Pradesh, India. muga vithal@yahoo.com
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D001881:Borates / Q000032:analysis*; D003080:Cold Temperature; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000032:analysis*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D001881:Borates; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth