Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 14, Issue 2, 021602(2016)

Crystal characterization and optical spectroscopy of Eu3+-doped CaGdAlO4 single crystal fabricated by the floating zone method

Ruijuan Li1,2, Xiaodong Xu3、*, Liangbi Su2, Qinglin Sai4, Changtai Xia4, Qiuhong Yang1, Jun Xu5, Adam Strzęp6, and Anita Półkoszek6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Shagnhai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 4Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 5School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 6Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS. Okolna 2 Street, Wroclaw 50-422, Poland
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    (a) Photograph of Eu:CGA single crystal grown by the FZ method. (b) Photograph of Eu:CGA obtained slices: the left one is as grown, and the right one is an annealed crystal.
    Powder XRD patterns of Eu:CGA and CGA single crystals grown by the FZ method.
    Result of the rocking curve for the as-grown Eu:CGA single crystal.
    Polarized absorption spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal at room temperature.
    Emission spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal from 500 to 750 nm.
    Decay curves of the Eu:D05 level in the Eu:CGA crystal.
    • Table 1. Cell Parameters of Eu:CGA and CGA Single Crystals

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      Table 1. Cell Parameters of Eu:CGA and CGA Single Crystals

       A, B (nm)C (nm)V (nm3)
      CGA0.36601.19710.1604
      CGA:Eu0.36611.19860.1606
    • Table 2. Element Analysis Results From the ICP-AES of the Obtained Eu:CGA Single Crystal

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      Table 2. Element Analysis Results From the ICP-AES of the Obtained Eu:CGA Single Crystal

      CrystalMeasured (wt. %)Calculated molar number (at. %)C0(at. %)Segregation coefficient of Eu3+
      Eu:CGA1.011.9220.96
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    Ruijuan Li, Xiaodong Xu, Liangbi Su, Qinglin Sai, Changtai Xia, Qiuhong Yang, Jun Xu, Adam Strzęp, Anita Półkoszek, "Crystal characterization and optical spectroscopy of Eu3+-doped CaGdAlO4 single crystal fabricated by the floating zone method," Chin. Opt. Lett. 14, 021602 (2016)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Oct. 15, 2015

    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2015

    Published Online: Sep. 21, 2018

    The Author Email: Xiaodong Xu (xdxu79@mail.sic.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL201614.021602

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