Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 40, Issue 5, 529(2025)

Nd:YLF Crystal Growth: Raw Materials Preparation by Melting Method and Property

Kaixuan ZHAO1,2, Wenpeng LIU2、*, Shoujun DING3, Renqin DOU2, Jianqiao LUO2, Jinyun GAO2, Guihua SUN2, Hao REN4, and Qingli ZHANG2
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
  • 22. Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
  • 33. School of Microelectronics and Data Science, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243032, China
  • 44. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructure, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    Schematic diagram of raw material melting device
    Polycrystalline material prepared by melting method
    Nd:YLF crystals grown by Czochralski method
    XRD pattern of polycrystalline material prepared by melting method
    XRD pattern of whiteness among crystal grown with mixed component raw materials
    XRC of Nd:YLF crystal
    Rietveld fitting XRD patterns of Nd:YLF crystal
    Transmission spectra of Nd:YLF crystal at room temperature
    Emission spectrum of Nd:YLF crystal excited by 808 nm
    Fluorescent decay curve of Nd:YLF crystal at 1047 nm
    • Table 1. Structural parameters of Nd:YLF crystal obtained by Rietveld refinement method

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      Table 1. Structural parameters of Nd:YLF crystal obtained by Rietveld refinement method

      ElementXYZOccupancyUiso
      Li00.250000.125000.250000.20666
      Y0.500000.750000.125000.247500
      Nd0.500000.750000.125000.002500
      F0.273760.094310.046221.000000
      Lattice parametera=b=0.51696 nm, c=1.07412 nm, α=β=γ=90°
      R factorRp=6.39%, Rwp=8.31%
    • Table 2. Element contents of Nd:YLF crystal tested by LA-ICP-MS method

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      Table 2. Element contents of Nd:YLF crystal tested by LA-ICP-MS method

      SampleMass fraction/%
      NdYLi
      Sample 11.765988.82087.3685
      Sample 21.772689.80677.5738
      Sample 31.793988.49687.9348
      Average1.777589.04147.6257
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    Kaixuan ZHAO, Wenpeng LIU, Shoujun DING, Renqin DOU, Jianqiao LUO, Jinyun GAO, Guihua SUN, Hao REN, Qingli ZHANG. Nd:YLF Crystal Growth: Raw Materials Preparation by Melting Method and Property[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2025, 40(5): 529

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    Received: Nov. 1, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2025

    The Author Email: Wenpeng LIU (wpliu@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240456

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