Crystal growth and optical properties of the Nd3+ doped LuF 3 single crystals

Kentaro Fukuda; Sumito Ishizu; Noriaki Kawaguchi; Toshihisa Suyama; Takayuki Yanagida; Yuui Yokota; Martin Nikl; Akira Yoshikawa

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2010.10.054

Crystal growth and optical properties of the Nd³⁺ doped LuF ₃ single crystals

Kentaro Fukuda, Sumito Ishizu, Noriaki Kawaguchi, Toshihisa Suyama, Takayuki Yanagida, Yuui Yokota, Martin Nikl, Akira Yoshikawa

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Abstract

Thirty millimeter diameter single crystal of Nd³⁺ doped LuF ₃ was grown using LiF as solvent. The single phase crystallization was confirmed by the powder X-ray diffraction, and high structural perfection was demonstrated by X-ray rocking curve (XRC) measurements. FWHM of XRC for 220 reflection was 32 arcsec. No remarkable absorption due to unfavorable impurities was observed from optical absorption measurements in the VUV spectral region. The crystal showed the VUV luminescence peaking around 178 nm that is consistent with the 4f²5d-4f³ transition of Nd³⁺ ion. The luminescence intensity of Nd:LuF₃ under X-ray irradiation was significantly higher than that of reported VUV scintillators such as Nd:LaF ₃ or Nd:LiLuF₄.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1143-1146
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optical Materials
Volume	33
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2010.10.054
Publication status	Published - 2011 Jun

Keywords

Fluoride
Scintillator
Single crystal
VUV

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