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GdScO3 and Yb:GdScO3 single crystals are grown by the chzochralski method in nitrogen atmosphere, and they are characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), Raman spectra and transmission spectra . Their lattice parameters, atomic coordinates and temperature factors are determined by Rietveld refinement. It is found that the cell volume of GdScO3 and Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere increase, but after these sample are annealed in H2 atmosphere their cell volumes decrease. Based on these results, we demonstrate that the crystal grown in nitrogen atmosphere has interstitial oxygen atoms, and the number of interstitial oxygen atoms in the sample annealed in air atmosphere increases, but that annealed in H2 atmosphere decreases. The Raman peaks of 155 cm–1, 298 cm–1, 351 cm–1 of GdScO3 are weakened or even disappear when Yb3+ ions are doped into it. The Raman spectra of the Yb:GdScO3 unannealed and annealed in H2 and air atmosphere are nearly consistent with each other, which indicates that Raman spectrum is insensitive to the defects such as oxygen interstitial caused by annealing. It is suggested that the optical loss of GdScO3 in the visible wavelength originates mainly from the defect energy level absorption of oxygen interstitial, and transmissivity of Yb:GdScO3 increases when it is annealed in hydrogen atmosphere, which results from the fact that ytterbium ion can reduce some interstitial oxygen atoms. When GdScO3 and Yb:GdScO3 are annealed in air or hydrogen atmosphere, the optical absorption loss of GdScO3 and Yb:GdScO3 in a wavelength range of 1000–3000 nm increase due to the trap level produced near the conduction or valence band. The effect on structure and spectral properties of Yb:GdScO3 and GdScO3 are explored preliminarily, which is useful for further studying and optimizing laser performance of rare earth doped GdScO3 crystal.
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Keywords:
- GdScO3 /
- X-ray diffraction /
- transmission spectrum /
- Raman spectrum
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图 1 GdScO3晶体XRD数据Rietveld精修结果(cal, obs, bckgr和diff表示计算值、实验值、背底以及实验值和计算值之间的误差)
Figure 1. Rietveld refinement results of the GdScO3 crystal obtained from the XRD data. (cal, obs, bckgr, and diff mean calculated data, observed data, background, and the difference between observed data and calculated data).
图 2 不同气氛退火GdScO3晶体XRD精修结果与GdScO3标准卡片(ICSD#65513) (a) Yb:GdScO3未退火; (b) Yb:GdScO3空气气氛退火; (c) Yb:GdScO3 H2气氛退火; (d) GdScO3空气气氛退火; (e) GdScO3 H2气氛退火; (f) GdScO3(ICSD#65513)
Figure 2. Rietveld refinement results of the GdScO3 crystal obtained from the XRD data annealed in different atmospheres and (ICSD#65513): (a) Yb:GdScO3 unannealed; (b) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere; (c) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in H2; (d) GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere; (e) GdScO3 annealed in H2; (f) GdScO3(ICSD#65513).
图 3 不同退火气氛下Yb:GdScO3和GdScO3晶体的拉曼光谱 (a) Yb:GdScO3 未退火; (b) Yb:GdScO3 空气气氛退火; (c) Yb:GdScO3 H2气氛退火; (d) GdScO3 空气气氛退火; (e) GdScO3 H2气氛退火
Figure 3. Raman spectra of Yb:GdScO3 and GdScO3 crystals annealed in different atmospheres: (a) Yb:GdScO3 unannealed; ( b) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere; (c) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in H2; (d) GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere; (e) GdScO3 annealed in H2.
图 4 不同退火气氛条件下GdScO3晶体在250—3000 nm范围内的透射光谱 (a) GdScO3 H2气氛退火(样品厚度d = 1.60 mm); (b) GdScO3 未退火(样品厚度d = 1.63 mm); (c) GdScO3 空气气氛退火(样品厚度d=1.62 mm)
Figure 4. Transmittance spectra of the GdScO3 crystal before and after annealed in the range of 250–3000 nm: (a) GdScO3 annealed in H2; (b) GdScO3 unannealed; (c) GdScO3 annealedin air atmosphere.
图 5 不同气氛条件下Yb:GdScO3晶体在250—3000 nm范围内的透射光谱 (a) Yb:GdScO3 H2气氛退火(样品厚度d = 1.65 mm); (b) Yb:GdScO3 未退火(样品厚度d = 1.60 mm); (c) Yb:GdScO3 空气气氛退火(样品厚度d = 1.66 mm)
Figure 5. Transmittance spectra of the Yb:GdScO3 crystal before and after annealed in the range of 250—3000 nm: (a) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in H2; (b) Yb:GdScO3 unannealed; (c) Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere.
表 1 GdScO3晶体XRD数据精修结构参数
Table 1. Refined structural parameters of GdScO3 crystal obtained from XRD data.
Atom Multiplicity
Wyckoff letterx y z Occupancy Uiso R factor Rp Rwp GdScO3 annealed in H2 O1 4c 0.451078 0.250000 0.112375 1.0144 0.01800 Sc1 4b 0.000000 0.000000 0.500000 0.9994 0.02418 4.12% 5.19% O2 8d 0.193300 0.557177 0.182774 0.9985 0.04452 Gd1 4c 0.440567 0.750000 0.482340 0.9268 0.01880 GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere O1 4c 0.468803 0.250000 0.108393 0.0298 0.01489 Sc1 4b 0.000000 0.000000 0.500000 0.9984 0.01157 4.56% 5.83% O2 8d 0.205347 0.561459 0.188795 1.0616 0.01910 Gd1 4c 0.440566 0.750000 0.486551 1.0022 0.01328 Yb:GdScO3 annealed in H2 O1 4c 0.459576 0.250000 0.103701 1.1295 0.00793 Sc1 4b 0.000000 0.000000 0.500000 1.0062 0.01648 4.45% 5.66% O2 8d 0.199195 0.559033 0.183212 1.0482 0.01898 Gd1 4c 0.439748 0.750000 0.485806 0.9781 0.01645 Yb1 4c 0.451014 0.750000 0.404342 0.0189 0.07962 Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air atmosphere O1 4c 0.462904 0.250000 0.092804 1.0952 0.01311 Sc1 4b 0.000000 0.000000 0.500000 1.0241 0.02387 4.67% 5.99% O2 8d 0.184743 0.552496 0.189058 1.0101 0.03297 Gd1 4c 0.438027 0.750000 0.483159 0.9807 0.02051 Yb1 4c 0.443478 0.750000 0.413392 0.0192 0.04427 Yb:GdScO3 unannealed O1 4c 0.465020 0.250000 0.338290 1.3635 0.01824 Sc1 4b 0.000000 0.000000 0.500000 0.9707 0.01780 5.20% 7.13% O2 8d 0.177886 0.573337 0.202298 1.0466 0.03207 Gd1 4c 0.437167 0.750000 0.482011 0.9540 0.01456 Yb 1 4c 0.459029 0.750000 0.370978 0.0181 0.09000 表 2 不同气氛退火GdScO3和Yb: GdScO3的晶胞参数、晶胞体积和计算密度
Table 2. Refined lattice parameters, unit cell volumes and calculated densities of GdScO3 and Yb:GdScO3 annealed in different atmospheres.
GdScO3 a/Å b/Å c/Å V/Å3 ρ/(g·cm–3) GdScO3 annealed in H2 5.750224 7.936361 5.485410 250.331367 6.6380 GdScO3 annealed in air 5.750860 7.936271 5.485696 250.369268 6.6399 Yb:GdScO3 annealed in H2 5.747629 7.931895 5.481167 249.884155 6.6584 Yb:GdScO3 annealed in air 5.754268 7.942210 5.488072 250.843313 6.6328 Yb:GdScO3 unannealed 5.748397 7.936244 5.482695 250.124281 6.6519 -
[1] Chaix-Pluchery O, Kreisel J 2011 Phase Transitions 84 542
Google Scholar
[2] Sheng J M, Kan X C, Ge H, Yuan P Q, Zhang L, Zhao N, Song Z M, Yao Y Y, Tang J N, Wang S M, Tian M L, Tong X, Wu L S 2020 Chin. Phys. B 29 66
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[7] Rumyantsev S, Stillman W, Shur M, Heeg T, Schlom D G, Koveshnikov S, Kambhampati R, Tokranov V, Oktyabrsky S 2012 Int. J. High Speed Electron. Syst. 20 105
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Zhang K C, Zhang L H 1997 Crystal Growth Science and Technology (Vol. 1) (Beijing: Science Press) p472 (in Chinese)
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Li T, Zhao G J, He X M, Xu J, Pan S K 2002 J. Artif. Cryst. 31 456
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