Flux growth of (Y,RE)Al-3(BO3)(4) solid solutions (RE = Nd, Gd, Ho, Yb, Lu)

Koporulina EV; Leonyuk NI; Mokhov AV; Pilipenko OV; Bocelli G; Righi L

Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.211, No.1-4, 491-496, 2000

DOI10.1016/S0022-0248(99)00782-4 Export Citation

Flux growth of (Y,RE)Al-3(BO3)(4) solid solutions (RE = Nd, Gd, Ho, Yb, Lu)

Koporulina EV, Leonyuk NI, Mokhov AV, Pilipenko OV, Bocelli G, Righi L

(RExY1-x)Al-3(BO3)(4) (RE = Nd, Gd, Ho, Yb and Lu) single crystals have been grown from fluxed melts based on potassium trimolybdate. The average RE distribution coefficients were found to be 0.35-1.02 for different rare earth elements. Among these solid solutions, a new polytype (Nd0.17Gd0.83)Al-3(BO3)(4) has been obtained.

Keywords:flux growth;rare earth aluminium berates;solid solutions