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New Theoretical Insights into the Crystal-Field Splitting and Transition Mechanism for Nd3+-Doped Y3Al5O12
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posted on 2019-02-21, 00:00 authored by Meng Ju, Yang Xiao, MingMin Zhong, Weiguo Sun, Xinxin Xia, Yau-yuen Yeung, Cheng LuThere
has been considerable research interest paid to rare-earth transition-metal-doped
Y3Al5O12, which has great potential
for application as a laser crystal of new-type laser devices because
of its unique optoelectronic and photophysical properties. Here, we
present new research conducted on the structural evolution and crystal-field
characteristics of a rare-earth Nd-doped Y3Al5O12 laser crystal by using the CALYPSO structure search
method and our newly developed WEPMD method. A novel cage-like structure
with a Nd3+ concentration of 4.16% is uncovered, which
belongs to the standardized C222 space
group. Our results indicate that the impurity Nd3+ ions
are likely to substitute the Y3+ at the central site of
the host Y3Al5O12 crystal lattice.
The laser emission 4F3/2 ⃗ 4I11/2 occurring at 1077 nm is in accord with that of the
experimental data. By introducing the proper correlation crystal field,
three transitions, 4G5/2 ⃗ 4I9/2, 4F7/2 ⃗ 4I9/2, and 4S3/2 ⃗ 4I9/2, are predicted to be good candidates for laser action.
These findings can provide powerful guidelines for further experiments
of rare-earth-metal-doped laser crystals.
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WEPMD methodresearch interestDoped Y 3 Al 5 O 12rare-earth transition-metal-doped Y 3 Al 5 O 12new-type laser devices1077 nmrare-earth Nd-doped Y 3 Al 5 O 12 laser crystallaser crystalTransition Mechanismrare-earth-metal-doped laser crystalslaser actionphotophysical propertiescorrelation crystal fieldC 222 space groupCALYPSO structure search methodhost Y 3 Al 5 O 12 crystal latticenovel cage-like structureCrystal-Field Splittingcrystal-field characteristics
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