Table 2 Thermal properties of polymer composite with Nd:YAB.

From: Structural and optical properties of Nd:YAB-nanoparticle-doped PDMS elastomers for random lasers

Polymer composite (Ndx)a

DSC

TGA

Tgb (°C)

∆Cpc J/(g K)

5% (weight lost)d

Total% (lost at 600 °C)e

PDMS-Sylgard

 − 123.1

0.167

396

 − 57.1

Y1.0Nd0Al3(BO3)4 PC0.0

 − 123.0

0.157

397

 − 45.59

PC0.2

 − 122.1

0.153

408

 − 27.18

PC0.4

 − 122.0

0.154

403

 − 28.1

PC0.6

 − 121.8

0.151

400

 − 30.7

PC0.8

 − 121.6

0.151

400

 − 30.7

PC1.0

 − 121.6

0.151

403

 − 28.8

  1. aPolymer composite containing Nd concentrations of NdxY1–xAl3B4O12 with x = 0.2, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0.
  2. b,cObtained by DSC under a helium atmosphere with heating rate of 10 K/min.
  3. d,eObtained by TGA under 25 mL/min stream nitrogen atmosphere with constant heating ramp of 10 °C/min.
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