Er3+ doped YAl3(BO3)4 single crystals: determination of the refractive indices

Vázquez, Raquel; Osellame, Roberto; Marangoni, Marco; Ramponi, Roberta; Diéguez, E.

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2003.10.007

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“…Rare-earth aluminum borate crystals (RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 ; R = Y, La−Lu) have attracted much attention, due to their potential applications in various industrial fields because of their excellent optical properties. − These RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals are of great interest for their luminescence and very low concentration quenching. Nowadays, there is a persistent demand for optical devices, such as self-frequency-doubling lasers and laser diode pumps. ,,, Among these RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals, YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 is well-known to be a nonlinear crystal and is an excellent host for rare-earth ions such as Nd 3+ , Yb 3+ , and Er 3+ . Crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with rare-earth elements and Nd-stoichiometric NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 have already been established as laser materials. ,, The NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 laser material has very low fluorescence quenching, despite a high Nd concentration.…”

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“…Nowadays, there is a persistent demand for optical devices, such as self-frequency-doubling lasers and laser diode pumps. ,,, Among these RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals, YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 is well-known to be a nonlinear crystal and is an excellent host for rare-earth ions such as Nd 3+ , Yb 3+ , and Er 3+ . Crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with rare-earth elements and Nd-stoichiometric NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 have already been established as laser materials. ,, The NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 laser material has very low fluorescence quenching, despite a high Nd concentration. Furthermore, crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with Er have been demonstrated to be potential self-frequency-doubling laser materials.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Rare-earth aluminum borate crystals (RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 ; R ) Y, La-Lu) have attracted much attention, due to their potential applications in various industrial fields because of their excellent optical properties. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] These RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals are of great interest for their luminescence and very low concentration quenching. Nowadays, there is a persistent demand for optical devices, such as self-frequency-doubling lasers and laser diode pumps.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nowadays, there is a persistent demand for optical devices, such as self-frequency-doubling lasers and laser diode pumps. 15,16,18,19 Among these RAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals, YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 is well-known to be a nonlinear crystal and is an excellent host for rare-earth ions such as Nd 3+ , Yb 3+ , and Er 3+ . Crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with rare-earth elements and Nd-stoichiometric NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 have already been established as laser materials.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with rare-earth elements and Nd-stoichiometric NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 have already been established as laser materials. 3,5,19 The NdAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 laser material has very low fluorescence quenching, despite a high Nd concentration. Furthermore, crystals of YAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 doped with Er have been demonstrated to be potential self-frequency-doubling laser materials.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Growth of ErAl₃(BO₃)₄ Single Crystals from a K₂Mo₃O₁₀ Flux

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ErAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals were successfully grown by the slow-cooling method in a K 2 Mo 3 O 10 flux. The formation of ErAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals was greatly dependent on the solute concentration of starting mixtures, and mixtures containing a solute of 32-41 mol % produced ErAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals. The obtained ErAl 3 (BO 3 ) 4 crystals had sizes up to 2.4 × 1.4 × 1.2 mm and a transparent pearl pink color. Their form was a hexagonal {112 h0} prism with pyramidal {101 h1} end faces.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Growth of ErAl₃(BO₃)₄ Single Crystals from a K₂Mo₃O₁₀ Flux

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Introducing a New d⁰ Sc³⁺ Asymmetric Ion for Functional Materials: Large Birefringence Enhancement by ScO₆ in Ba₃Sc₂(BO₃)₄

Zhou

2022

ChemPhysChem

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Transition metal ions with d 0 electronic states (Ti 4 + , Zr 4 + , Nb 5 + and Ta 5 + ) are widely investigated as functional materials. This work first illustrates that Sc 3 + ion, long-time ignored, displays a second-order Jahn-Teller (SOJT) effect similar to asymmetric oxide-coordinated transition metal ions, thus providing a new ground to seek for asymmetric functional materials with enhanced performances. In Ba 3 Sc 2 (BO 3 ) 4 , BO 3 groups are parallelly arranged, satisfying the ideal arrangement to produce large birefringence. Importantly, distorted octahedral ScO 6 with Sc 3 + ion in its d 0 electronic state enlarges birefringence unexpectedly up to 0.149 @ 550 nm, which is larger than previously reported borates containing solely BO 3 , even to B 3 O 6 units. Subsequently, the SOJT influence of distorted ScO 6 octahedra on birefringence is verified by a comparison between experimental data and theoretical calculations. In addition, Ba 3 Sc 2 (BO 3 ) 4 also displays a high transmittance in the range of 230 nm-3.5 μm with a UV cut-off wavelength at 198 nm and a large laser induced damage threshold (2.7 GW/cm 2 ), comparable to α-BaB 2 O 4 . Above characteristics imply that the title compound may be a promising birefringent material.

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