The radial distribution of dopant (Cr, Nd, Yb, or Ce) in yttrium aluminum garnet (Y3Al5O12) single crystals grown by the micro-pulling-down method

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 311, Issue 23-24, 2009, Pages 4763-4769

  Simura, Rayko ^a   Yoshikawa, Akira ^b   Uda, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A2. Growth from melt; A2. Micro pulling down method; A3. Single crystal growth; B1. Oxide materials

Indexed keywords

A2. GROWTH FROM MELT; A2. MICRO-PULLING-DOWN METHOD; A3. SINGLE CRYSTAL GROWTH; B1. OXIDE MATERIALS; CE DOPANT; CENTRAL CORE; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; DOPANT DISTRIBUTION; MICRO-PULLING-DOWN METHOD; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; RARE EARTH OXIDE; YAG; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ALUMINUM; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GARNETS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NEODYMIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; YTTERBIUM; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 70350717084     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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