Growth and Spectroscopy of Yb:YMgB5O10 Crystal

Konstantin N. Gorbachenya; Anatol S. Yasukevich; Andrey I. Lazarchuk; Victor E. Kisel; Nikolay V. Kuleshov; Elena A. Volkova; Victor V. Maltsev; Elizaveta V. Koporulina; Vasiliy O. Yapaskurt; Nikolai N. Kuzmin; Dmitry A. Ksenofontov; Diana D. Mitina; Anna I. Jiliaeva

doi:10.3390/cryst12070986

Crystals (Jul 2022)

Growth and Spectroscopy of Yb:YMgB5O10 Crystal

Konstantin N. Gorbachenya,
Anatol S. Yasukevich,
Andrey I. Lazarchuk,
Victor E. Kisel,
Nikolay V. Kuleshov,
Elena A. Volkova,
Victor V. Maltsev,
Elizaveta V. Koporulina,
Vasiliy O. Yapaskurt,
Nikolai N. Kuzmin,
Dmitry A. Ksenofontov,
Diana D. Mitina,
Anna I. Jiliaeva

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Konstantin N. Gorbachenya: Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, Nezalezhnasti Ave., 65, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Anatol S. Yasukevich: Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, Nezalezhnasti Ave., 65, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Andrey I. Lazarchuk: Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, Nezalezhnasti Ave., 65, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Victor E. Kisel: Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, Nezalezhnasti Ave., 65, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Nikolay V. Kuleshov: Center for Optical Materials and Technologies, Belarusian National Technical University, Nezalezhnasti Ave., 65, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
Elena A. Volkova: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Victor V. Maltsev: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Elizaveta V. Koporulina: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Vasiliy O. Yapaskurt: Laboratory of Local Methods for the Study of Matter, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Nikolai N. Kuzmin: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Dmitry A. Ksenofontov: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Diana D. Mitina: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia
Anna I. Jiliaeva: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12070986
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 7
p. 986

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A transparent Yb:YMgB5O10 single crystal with dimensions up to 25 × 23 × 25 mm and weight 10.337 g was grown using a high-temperature solution growth on dipped seeds technique with a K2Mo3O10 solvent. The Yb3+ concentration was calculated to be 4.7 at.% (NYb = 3.71 × 1020 atoms/cm3) with a distribution coefficient Kd of 0.59. The grown crystal was characterized by means of PXRD, TGA-DSC and ATR-FTIR techniques. The spectroscopic characteristics of the Yb:YMgB5O10 crystal were demonstrated. Absorption cross-section spectra were produced. The luminescence spectra of the Yb:YMgB5O10 crystal were measured in the spectral range of 950–1100 nm. The luminescence kinetics of the 2F5/2 energy level were investigated and the lifetime was determined.

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ISSN: 2073-4352 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Crystallography
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