Gadolinium gallium garnet

Gadolinium Gallium Garnet (GGG, Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂) is a synthetic crystalline material of the garnet group, with good mechanical, thermal, and optical properties. It is typically colorless. It has a cubic lattice, a density of 7.08 g/cm³ and its Mohs hardness is variously noted as 6.5 and 7.5. Its crystals are produced with the Czochralski method. During production, various dopants can be added for colour modification. The material is also used in fabrication of various optical components and as a substrate material for magneto–optical films (magnetic bubble memory). It also finds use in jewelry as a diamond simulant. GGG can also be used as a seed substrate for the growth of other garnets such as yttrium iron garnet.

See also

• Micro-pulling-down
• Terbium gallium garnet
• Yttrium aluminium garnet

References

1. Gallium
2. Terbium gallium garnet
3. Gadolinium
4. Yttrium iron garnet
5. GGG
6. Bubble memory
7. Garnet
8. Lutetium aluminium garnet
9. Cubic zirconia
10. List of gemstones by species
11. Iridium
12. Lutetium
13. Complex oxide
14. Strontium titanate
15. List of inorganic compounds
16. Diamond simulant
17. Boron group
18. Tunable metamaterial
19. Yttrium
20. Nd:YAG laser