Table 2.
The thermal study and glass–ceramics characterization.
| Sample ID | Heat-treatment (°C/h) | ∆T = Tc − Tg [Refs.59,60] | Crystalline phases | Density (g/cm3) | Magnetic properties | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms (emu/g) | Hc (G) | Mr (emu/g) | |||||
| GNd0 | 530/2–755/1 | 225 | BaB2O4, AlBO3 | 2.92 | 0.104 | 35 | 3.07 |
| GNd0.5 | 548/2–779/1 | 222 | BaB2O4, AlBO3 | 2.94 | – | – | – |
| GNd1 | 616/2–786/1 | 170 | BaB2O4, AlBO3, Ba3Nd(BO3)3 | 2.99 | 0.132 | 65 | 4.03 |
| GNd2 | 636/2–789/1 | 153 | Ba3Nd(BO3)3, BaB2O4, AlBO3 | 3.06 | – | – | – |
| GNd3 | 652/2–799/1 | 147 | Ba3Nd(BO3)3, BaB2O4, AlBO3 | 3.11 | 0.203 | 91 | 5.95 |