Preparation of Mixed Perovskite Oxides for Blue-Green Lasers

Abstract

Mixed crystals of the perovskite type structure of the system La A1 1-x Sc x, 03 were examine dover the compositions of x= 0.15-0.30. Single crystals were grown from melts in iridium crucibles using the Czochralski method. Seed crystals of (111) pure La A1 Q3, were used. The growth atmosphere was controlled at 99.75% N2 and 0.25% H2. Dopants of Ce3+ were maintained at 0. 01-0.05 atomic per cent. Preliminary work on polycrystalline materials showed that blue-green luminescence at 485 nm was found. The grown crystals had various amounts of Sc incorporated and were usually translucent. At the x= .30 formulation of melt, about 60 - 75% of Sc is believed to enter the crystal. No direct evidence was found for ordered type structures. The phase data, compositions, crystal quality, luminescence data, and x-ray results are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142195

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  • R. F. Belt
  • R. Uhrin

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Band Gaps
  • Contracts
  • Crystal Growth
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Diffraction
  • Energy Bands
  • Governments
  • Luminescence
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Phase
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Transformations
  • Polycrystals

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  • Materials science

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  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition