Gadolinium Aluminum Gallium Garnet: Versatile Material For Optics, Electronics, And More
Gadolinium aluminum gallium garnet (Gd3Al5O12) is a versatile material with applications in optics, electronics, medicine, and more. Its cubic crystal structure, containing gadolinium, aluminum, gallium, and oxygen, determines its optical properties including refractive index and birefringence. Gd3Al5O12 exhibits thermal properties such as high heat capacity and thermal expansion, and mechanical properties such as hardness and…