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Effect of Nd 3+ on the growth and quality of KDP crystals
Author(s) -
Zheng Guozong,
Su Genbo,
Zhuang Xinxin,
Li Guohui,
Wang Jiancheng,
Li Zhengdong
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200900261
Subject(s) - crystal (programming language) , doping , ion , quality (philosophy) , materials science , crystallography , crystal growth , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , optoelectronics , physics , organic chemistry , chromatography , programming language , quantum mechanics , computer science
KDP crystals were rapidly grown from solutions doped with different Nd 3+ concentrations. During the growth process, “foggy” inclusions were selectively captured in the pyramidal sector of KDP crystal and hourglass shaped crystals were obtained. It is found that the nonuniform distribution of Nd 3+ ions causes remarkable differences in optical quality between prismatic and pyramidal sectors. With increasing Nd 3+ concentration, the optical quality is greatly decreased for pyramidal sectors, while the change is not so obvious for prismatic sectors. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)