Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.255, No.3-4, 338-341, 2003
Distribution of ytterbium in Yb : YAG crystals and lattice parameters of the crystals
Yb3xY3(1-x)Al5O12 crystals with different Yb3+ concentration have been grown by the Czochralski method. The distribution coefficient of Yb3+ is 1.08 +/- 0.01, and it has little relation with Yb3+ concentration. The lattice parameter of YbAG is 1.193799 +/- 0.000054nm. We have found an equation connecting the lattice parameter and Yb3+ concentration: alpha(x) = 1.200976 - 0.007072x nm. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.