RT Journal Article A1 S. SAMBASIVAM,D. PAUL JOSEPH,S. ASIRI NAIDU,K. N. HUI,K. S. HUI,B. C. CHOI; AD Velammal Institute of Technology, 601204, 印度 ; National Institute of Technology, Telangana 506004, 印度 ; Nuzvid, 521201, 印度 ; Avenida da Universidade, Macau 中国 T1 Intense violet–blue emission and paramagnetism of nanocrystallineGd3+ doped ZnO ceramics YR 2015 IS 4 vo 4 OP 300-OP 306 K1 X-ray diffraction (XRD);semiconductors;nano-ceramics;rare earth element AB Nanocrystalline Zn1-xGdxO (x=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, and 0.08) ceramics were synthesized by ball milling and subsequent solid-state reaction. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) micrograph of as synthesized samples revealed the formation of crystallites with an average diameter of 60 nm, and the selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern confirmed the formation of wurtzite structure. A red shift in the band gap was observed with increasing Gd3+ concentration. The photoluminescence of nanocrystalline Gd3+ doped ZnO exhibited a strong violet–blue emission. Concentration dependence of the emission intensity of Gd3+ in ZnO was studied, and the critical concentration was found to be 4 mol% of Gd3+. The Gd3+ doped ZnO exhibited paramagnetic behavior at room temperature, and the magnetic moment increased with Gd3+ concentration. SN 2226-4108 LA EN