Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2014, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (10): 1077-1081.DOI: 10.15541/jim20140002

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Growth, Structure and Transmission Spectrum of A New Type GYSGG(GdxY3-xSc2Ga3O12) Crystal

CHENG Mao-Jie1,  SUN Dun-Lu1, LUO Jian-Qiao1, ZHANG Hui-Li1,2, CHEN Jia-Kang1,2, ZHANG Qing-Li1, YIN Shao-Tang1   

  1. (1. The Key Laboratory of Photonic Devices and Materials, Anhui Province, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China; 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China)
  • Received:2014-01-03 Revised:2014-02-28 Published:2014-10-20 Online:2014-09-22
  • About author:CHENG Mao-Jie. E-mail: agcrystal@aiofm.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(91122021, 51272254, 61205173, 51172236, 50932005)

Abstract:

A new GYSGG (Gd0.63Y2.37Sc2Ga3O12) crystal with high quality was successfully grown by Czochralski method. The structure and transmission spectrum were investigated. The lattice constant of GYSGG was larger than those of the currently used crystals GGG and CaMgZr:GGG, ranging in YSGG and GSGG. The crystal substrate with various lattice constants can be obtained for applications by adjusting the proportions of Gd and Y in the GYSGG crystal. Further, the rocking curves of three different crystalline faces exhibit symmetric shape and small full width at half maximum (FWHM), suggesting that the crystal has good crystalline integrity. The dislocation etching pits of three different crystalline faces were also investigated. The transmission spectrum indicates that the crystal has a wide band in transmission, from which the refractive index curve is calculated and sellmeier equation coefficients are fitted. Therefore, the GYSGG is not only an excellent laser host crystal, but also a window material with wide wave band, suggesting that it has potential applications as new magnetic bubble substrate with an adjustable and larger lattice constant.

Key words: GYSGG crystal, lattice constant, rocking curve, dislocation, transmission spectrum

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