NdxLa2-xCaB10O19: Synthesis and characterization

Solid solutions of NdxLa2-xCaB10O19 with different Nd3+ concentration have been synthesized by substituting Nd3+ for Ld(3+) in La2CaB10O19. Powder X-r ay diffraction analysis shows that Nd3+ is easy to incorporate into the cry stal. Single crystal NdxLa2-xCaB10O19 (NLCB) in centimeter size has been gr own by kyropoulos method. The crystal has strong absorption around 580nm an d 805nm. The fluorescence spectra indicate that there is an energy transiti on at 1.06 mu m. And the SHG of NLCB is about the twice as that of KDP. The se favorable features make NLCB a candidate for laser NLO multifunctional m aterials.