• Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 148 (2025)
ZHANG Chuancheng1, REN Hao1, WANG Miaomiao1, LIU Longchao1..., ZOU Yong1, LIU Hailian1,*, LIU Wenpeng2,3 and DING Shoujun1,2,3,**|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Microelectronics and Data Science, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan243002, China
  • 2Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
  • 3Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-5461.2025.01.014 Cite this Article
    Chuancheng ZHANG, Hao REN, Miaomiao WANG, Longchao LIU, Yong ZOU, Hailian LIU, Wenpeng LIU, Shoujun DING. Growth and properties of Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2025, 42(1): 148 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal grown by Czochralski method; (b) PXRD pattern comparison of Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal and phase-pure NGM crystal ICSD#250828
    Fig. 1. (a) Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal grown by Czochralski method; (b) PXRD pattern comparison of Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal and phase-pure NGM crystal ICSD#250828
    Schematic diagram of hydrostatic weighing method
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of hydrostatic weighing method
    Linear fitting of measured specific heat varying with temperature
    Fig. 3. Linear fitting of measured specific heat varying with temperature
    Fitting of thermal diffusivity versus temperature
    Fig. 4. Fitting of thermal diffusivity versus temperature
    Fitting of thermal conductivity versus temperature
    Fig. 5. Fitting of thermal conductivity versus temperature
    Indentation diagram of the crystal surface
    Fig. 6. Indentation diagram of the crystal surface
    Crystal emission spectrum excited by 970 nm
    Fig. 7. Crystal emission spectrum excited by 970 nm
    Crystalsm1 / gm2 / gm3 / gρe / (g⋅cm-3)ρe¯ / (g⋅cm-3)ρt / (g⋅cm-3)
    Yb:KNGMsample 14.002377.452978.19555.38965.37925.3460
    sample 23.992878.500479.24325.3753
    sample 33.687878.391879.07825.3727
    Table 1. Experimental and theoretical values of crystal density
    HardnessNo.1No.2No.3No.4No.5Average
    Vickers hardness HV/(kg⋅mm-2)253.6252.3245.3253.5252.8251.5
    Mohs hardness HM4.2734.2654.2254.2724.2684.259
    Table 2. The Vickers and Mohs hardness of the crystal
    Chuancheng ZHANG, Hao REN, Miaomiao WANG, Longchao LIU, Yong ZOU, Hailian LIU, Wenpeng LIU, Shoujun DING. Growth and properties of Yb:K0.1Na0.9Gd(MoO4)2 crystal[J]. Chinese Journal of Quantum Electronics, 2025, 42(1): 148
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