This paper describes the influence of sintering conditions and Eu/Tb content on the structure and luminescent properties of KEuTb(MoO) (KETMO). KETMO samples were synthesized under two different heating and cooling conditions. A KTb(MoO) (KTMO) colorless transparent single crystal was grown by the Czochralski technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe influence of different synthesis routes on the structure and luminescent properties of KTb(MoO) (KTMO) was studied. KTMO samples were prepared by solid-state, hydrothermal, and Czochralski techniques. These methods lead to the following different crystal structures: a triclinic scheelite-type α-phase is the result for the solid-state method, and an orthorhombic KY(MoO)-type γ-phase is the result for the hydrothermal and Czochralski techniques.
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December 2020
Ferroelectric LiNbTaO solid solutions with various Nb/Ta ratio were grown from the melt by the Czochralski method. The exact composition of the grown crystals was determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic mass spectrometry. The dependence of the crystal composition on the composition of the initial melt was obtained and explained by a wide separation between the phase boundaries of the liquid and solid phases on the LiNbO-LiTaO phase diagram.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScheelite-type compounds with the general formula (A1,A2)(n)[(B1,B2)O(4)](m) (2/3 ≤ n/m ≤ 3/2) are the subject of large interest owing to their stability, relatively simple preparation, and optical properties. The creation of cation vacancies (□) in the scheelite-type framework and the ordering of A cations and vacancies can be a new factor in controlling the scheelite-type structure and properties. For a long time, cation-deficient Nd(3+):M(2/7)Gd(4/7)□(1/7)MoO(4) (M = Li, Na) compounds were considered as potential lasers with diode pumping.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectroscopic, laser, and chi((3)) nonlinear optical properties of tetragonal PbWO(4), NaY(WO(4))(2), CaWO(4), and monoclinic CdWO(4) and ZnWO(4) were investigated. Particular attention was paid to Nd(3+)-doped and undoped PbWO(4) and NaY(WO(4))(2) crystals. Their absorption and luminescence intensity characteristics, including the peak cross sections of induced transitions, were determined.
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