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278513

Gadolinium(III) oxide

powder, 99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Digadolinium trioxide, Gadolinia, Gadolinium oxide, Gadolinium trioxide

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Linear Formula:
Gd2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
362.50
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352303
EC Number:
235-060-9
MDL number:
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assay

99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: gadolinium

mp

2330 °C (lit.)

density

7.407 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=[Gd]O[Gd]=O

InChI

1S/2Gd.3O

InChI key

RNYFGGMJZRTZKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Gadolinium(III) oxide is a rare-earth oxide known for its high thermal stability and unique magnetic properties, making it valuable in various high-temperature applications. It is widely used as a host material in solid-state lasers, where doping with rare-earth ions like neodymium or erbium enhances laser efficiency and enables specific wavelengths for telecommunications and medical procedures3. Additionally, its nanoparticles are utilized in biomedical imaging as MRI contrast agents due to their excellent biocompatibility and ability to improve image resolution.

Application

Gadolinium(III) oxide is used as a dopant in zirconia to improve the ionic conductivity of solid electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells. Its presence enhances the performance and efficiency of these energy conversion devices. It is also used as a component in thermal barrier coatings for gas turbine engines and other high-temperature applications. Its thermal stability and low thermal conductivity make it suitable for protecting components from extreme heat.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Rechargeable solid-state batteries are becoming increasingly important due to wide-spread use in computers, portable electronics, and vehicular applications.


Zijian Zhou et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 24(46), 6223-6228 (2012-09-14)
Monodisperse Gd(2) O(3) -embedded iron oxide (GdIO) nanoparticles can simultaneously enhance the local magnetic field intensities of each other under an external magnetic field and result in synergistic enhancement of T(1) and T(2) effects. GdIO nanoparticles have the unique property
Eva Hemmer et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 9(1), 4734-4743 (2012-09-12)
Bioimaging is an important diagnostic tool in the investigation and visualization of biological phenomena in cells and in medicine. In this context, up-converting Gd(2)O(3):Er(3+),Yb(3+) nanostructures (nanoparticles, nanorods) have been synthesized by precipitation methods and hydrothermal synthesis. Independent of size and
Yuanzhi Shao et al.
Biomaterials, 33(27), 6438-6446 (2012-06-19)
The feasibility of the gadolinium-doped mesoporous silica nanocomposite Gd(2)O(3)@MCM-41 as a safe, effective MRI nanoprobe has been validated in the current investigation systematically from atomistic and molecular modeling to its synthesis and characterization on in vivo MR imaging and biocompatibility.



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SKUGTIN
278513-25G04061835561971
278513-100G04061826203583