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Structure and Vibration Spectrum of Laser Crystal Yb:KGd(WO4)2

WANG Ying-Wei1, CHENG Hao-Bo2, ZHU Zhong-Li3, LI Jian-Li3, LIU Jing-He3   

  1. 1. University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; 2. Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    3. Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • Received:2004-10-19 Revised:2004-12-06 Published:2005-11-20 Online:2005-11-20

Abstract: The selection of the flux and the design of the proper processes are the key factor for the growth of Yb:KGd(WO4)2 laser crystal. Yb:KGd(WO4)2 crystal was grown by the Top
Seeded Solvent Growth (TSSG) method using K2W2O7 as a suitable flux. On the base of TG-DTA, the crystal has two obvious absorption peaks at
1086℃ and 1021℃, its melting point is 1086℃, phase transition temperature from tetragonal to monoclinic is 1021℃. The Yb:KGd(WO4)2
crystal consists of WO6 octahedra which consists of WOOW double oxygen bridges and WOW single bridges. IR and Raman spectra show the atom
group WO42- flex vibration at 436 cm-1 and atom group WO42- bend vibration at 740~925cm-1, WOOW double oxygen bridge vibration at 903, 765, 684, 438, 498 and 297cm-1, WOW single
bridges vibration at 808, 526 and 232cm-1. Analyzing on the X-ray diffraction spectrum of Yb:KGd(WO4)2 crystal powder sample, we can
conclude that the β-Yb:KGd(WO4)2 crystal is of a monoclinic system, and C2/c space group.

Key words: crystal growth, structure of crystal, Raman spectrum, IR spectrumk

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