Growth and thermal properties of Nd : GdVO4 single crystal

Authors
Zhang, HJ Meng, XL Zhu, L Yang, ZH
Citation
Hj. Zhang et al., Growth and thermal properties of Nd : GdVO4 single crystal, MATER RES B, 34(10-11), 1999, pp. 1589-1593
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
ISSN journal
00255408 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
10-11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1589 - 1593
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-5408(199907/08)34:10-11<1589:GATPON>2.0.ZU;2-
Abstract
Nd:GdVO4 crystal was grown by the Czochralski method. Thermal expansion and specific heat were measured. The thermal expansion coefficients along the a and c axes are alpha(1) = 1.5 X 10(-6)/K and alpha(3) = 7.3 X 10(-6)/K, r espectively. The specific heat is 32.6 cal/mol.K at 330 K. The large anisot ropy along the c and a axes of the thermal expansion coefficients is explai ned by the structure of the GdVO4 crystal. These thermal properties show th at Nd:GdVO4 is a crystal that can be used for high-power laser diode (LD) p umped lasers. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.