• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 2, 021602 (2016)
Ruijuan Li1、2, Xiaodong Xu3、*, Liangbi Su2, Qinglin Sai4, Changtai Xia4, Qiuhong Yang1, Jun Xu5, Adam Strzęp6, and Anita Półkoszek6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Shagnhai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 4Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 5School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • 6Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research PAS. Okolna 2 Street, Wroclaw 50-422, Poland
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.021602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ruijuan Li, Xiaodong Xu, Liangbi Su, Qinglin Sai, Changtai Xia, Qiuhong Yang, Jun Xu, Adam Strzęp, Anita Półkoszek. Crystal characterization and optical spectroscopy of Eu3+-doped CaGdAlO4 single crystal fabricated by the floating zone method[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(2): 021602 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Photograph of Eu:CGA single crystal grown by the FZ method. (b) Photograph of Eu:CGA obtained slices: the left one is as grown, and the right one is an annealed crystal.
    Fig. 1. (a) Photograph of Eu:CGA single crystal grown by the FZ method. (b) Photograph of Eu:CGA obtained slices: the left one is as grown, and the right one is an annealed crystal.
    Powder XRD patterns of Eu:CGA and CGA single crystals grown by the FZ method.
    Fig. 2. Powder XRD patterns of Eu:CGA and CGA single crystals grown by the FZ method.
    Result of the rocking curve for the as-grown Eu:CGA single crystal.
    Fig. 3. Result of the rocking curve for the as-grown Eu:CGA single crystal.
    Polarized absorption spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal at room temperature.
    Fig. 4. Polarized absorption spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal at room temperature.
    Emission spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal from 500 to 750 nm.
    Fig. 5. Emission spectra of Eu:CGA single crystal from 500 to 750 nm.
    Decay curves of the Eu:D05 level in the Eu:CGA crystal.
    Fig. 6. Decay curves of the Eu:D05 level in the Eu:CGA crystal.
     A, B (nm)C (nm)V (nm3)
    CGA0.36601.19710.1604
    CGA:Eu0.36611.19860.1606
    Table 1. Cell Parameters of Eu:CGA and CGA Single Crystals
    CrystalMeasured (wt. %)Calculated molar number (at. %)C0(at. %)Segregation coefficient of Eu3+
    Eu:CGA1.011.9220.96
    Table 2. Element Analysis Results From the ICP-AES of the Obtained Eu:CGA Single Crystal
    Ruijuan Li, Xiaodong Xu, Liangbi Su, Qinglin Sai, Changtai Xia, Qiuhong Yang, Jun Xu, Adam Strzęp, Anita Półkoszek. Crystal characterization and optical spectroscopy of Eu3+-doped CaGdAlO4 single crystal fabricated by the floating zone method[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(2): 021602
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