Abstract

A single crystal of Sr14.06Gd14.63(BO3)24 has been successfully grown through a high-temperature solution technique with K2O-KF-B2O3 as the flux. It crystallizes in the Pnma space group with parameters a = 22.3153(5) Å, b = 15.9087(4) Å, c = 8.7507(2) Å, and Z = 2. Sr14.06Gd14.63(BO3)24 has a three-dimensional (3D) framework built from [GdO] chains, in which the isolate [BO3]3- groups and Sr2+ ions fill in the space of the 3D framework. The magnetic measurements revealed that the title compound exhibits a large magnetocaloric effect with the magnetic entropy change of -ΔSm = 42.2 J kg-1 K-1 at 2 K for 7 T, which is higher than that of the commercial material, Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG), with -ΔSm of 38.4 J kg-1 K-1 under the same conditions. Moreover, the infrared spectrum (IR), UV-vis-NIR diffuse reflectance spectrum, and thermal stability were investigated.

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