Synthesis of Ultrafine TbO1.81 and Tb2O3 Powders for Magneto-Optical Application

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Abstract: Ultrafine TbO_1.81 and Tb₂O₃ powders were obtained from the pyrolytic precursor prepared via a wet chemical route using ammonium hydrogen carbonate (AHC) as the precipitant. The precipitation precursor has a chemical composition of hydrated terbium carbonate and exhibits one-dimensional nanorod morphology. The average width of the nanorods rises as the increase of AHC concentration. Calcining the precursor in air directly yields a round TbO_1.81 nanopowder with an average particle size of ~140 nm through dehydration, decarbonation and particle growth processes. On the other hand, a Tb₂O₃ powder with a finer particle size of ~85 nm is reduced under flowing hydrogen atmosphere upon heating. The molar ratio of AHC to Tb³⁺ significantly affects the particle dispersion of final oxide products and the best molar ratio for the synthesis of well dispersed powder is 1∶1. The bandgap energies of TbO_1.81 and Tb₂O₃ are ~1.67 eV and 5.20 eV, respectively.

Key words: ultrafine powder, Tb₂O₃, TbO_1.81, co-precipitation method, magneto-optical effect, morphology

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FENG Kai, LÜ Bin, CHENG Hongmei, WU Shaofan, WANG Yan, LIU Yongxing. Synthesis of Ultrafine TbO_1.81 and Tb₂O₃ Powders for Magneto-Optical Application[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2021, 50(1): 80-87.

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