Crystal growth of YCa4O(BO3)(3) and its orientation

    Authors

    Q. Ye;B. H. T. Chai

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Cryst. Growth

    Keywords

    YCOB; crystal growth; crystal orientation; LASER; CA4GDO(BO3)(3); Crystallography; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    The growth of YCa4O(BO3)(3) (YCOB), one of the rare-earth calcium oxyborate family of crystals that melts nearly congruently is reported. Typical crystals produced in our laboratory are about 40 mm in diameter and 150 mm long with good optical quality. The crystal has good potential to be used for self-frequency doubling due to its excellent combination of nonlinear and laser properties. The single crystal growth of YCOB with different rare-earth substitutions is presented. We find that the substitution limit is reduced with either an increase or decrease in the ionic size of the substituted rare-earth element. The melt also moves further away from congruently melting with these substitutions. YCOB belongs to monoclinic crystal system. The orientation relationship between the crystallographic axes (a, b, c) and optical indicatrix axes (X, Y, Z) is discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Crystal Growth

    Volume

    197

    Issue/Number

    1-2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    228

    Last Page

    235

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000078355300034

    ISSN

    0022-0248

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