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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    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

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    Published Online: Sep. 2, 2025

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

    DOI:10.15541/jim20240456

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