Abstract
The nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal Y0.7Sc0.3Ca4O(BO3)3 (starting composition) of good quality has been grown from the melt by the Czochralski pulling method. X-ray diffraction experiments show that the structure of grown crystal belongs to the monoclinic system with space group Cm and its unit cell parameters have been determined to be a = 0.80601(5) nm, b =1.59946(8) nm, c = 0.35210(7) nm and β = 101.165(1)°. The crystal possesses a wide transmission range from UV to IR, which is advantageous for applications as new NLO material for frequency doubling of solid state lasers operating in the
near infrared range.
Keywords
Nonlinear optical materials, Single crystal growth, Czochralski method, X-ray powder diffraction.
Citation
A. ACHIM, L. GHEORGHE, S. GEORGESCU, F. VOICU, Growth and characterization of Y0.7Sc0.3Ca4O(BO3)3 single crystal for nonlinear optical applications, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 12, December 2010, pp.1977-1980 (2010).
Submitted at: Nov. 17, 2010
Accepted at: Nov. 29, 2010