The luminous and magnetic properties of Tb3+-doped four angle star-like NaGd(WO4)2.

Four angle star-like double tungstates NaGd(WO4)2 have been prepared hydrothermally with cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as the chelating agent and ethanol as the mixing solvent. Monodisperse micron-sized four angle star-like NaGd(WO4)2 were fabricated for the first time. The samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and vibrating sample magnetrometer (VSM) techniques.