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Growth and characterization of mixed neodymium praseodymium oxalatze decahydrate crystals in silica gel
Author(s) -
Joseph Cyriak,
Varghese George,
Ittyachen M. A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.2170300203
Subject(s) - praseodymium , neodymium , oxalic acid , oxalate , silica gel , powder diffraction , materials science , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , sol gel , inorganic chemistry , crystallography , chromatography , optics , nanotechnology , laser , physics
Mixed single crystals of neodymium praseodymium oxalate decahydrate were grown from silica gel by controlled reaction of rare earth nitrates with oxalic acid. The crystals were characterized using X‐ray powder diffraction and optical absorption studies.