This paper reports on the growth and spectral properties of NaNd(MoO 4 ) 2 crystal. NaNd(MoO 4 ) 2 crystal with dimensions of 23615615 mm was grown from a flux of Na 2 Mo 2 O 7 by top seed solution growth method. The absorption and emission spectra of NaNd(MoO 4 ) 2 crystal were investigated. The results show that NaNd(MoO 4 ) 2 crystal has large absorption cross-section of 3?74610 -20 cm 2 with broad full width at half maximum of 15 nm at 806 nm for p-polarisation and 2?49610 -20 cm 2 with full width at half maximum of 16 nm at 807 nm for s-polarisation respectively. The emission cross-sections are 6?0610 -19 cm 2 at 1058 nm for p-polarisation and 3?93610 -19 cm 2 at 1065 nm for s-polarisation respectively. The above results indicated that NaNd(MoO 4 ) 2 crystal may be regarded as potential self-active laser materials.

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