Viscosity Effects of the Precursor Solution and Surface Structure of Gadolinium Oxide (Gd2O3) and Gadolinium Oxide Europium Doped (Gd2O3:Eu3+) Sol-Gel Films
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52061#.VIEEaWfHRK0 Author(s) Quianna S. Johnson 1 , Matthew Edwards 1 , Josh Herring 2 , Michael Curley 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL, USA . 2 Department of Food and Animal Sciences, Alabama A & M University, Normal, AL, USA . ABSTRACT The sol-gel method is a novel technique for the preparation of thin films. In this research, gadolinium oxide (Gd 2 O 3 ) and gadolinium oxide europium doped (Gd 2 O 3 :Eu 3+ ) films prepared via the sol-gel and dip coating methods were investigated. In addition to the elaboration on the sol-gel preparation routes ...