Raman active phonon and crystal-field studies of Yb.sup.3+./sup. doped NdVO.sub.4./sub..

0351220 - FZÚ 2011 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Jandl, S. - Lévesque, Y. - Nekvasil, Vladimír - Bettinelli, M.
Raman active phonon and crystal-field studies of Yb³⁺ doped NdVO₄.
Optical Materials. Roč. 32, č. 11 (2010), s. 1549-1552. ISSN 0925-3467. E-ISSN 1873-1252
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAA100100803
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10100520
Keywords : crystal-field * laser materials * infrared * Raman * interacting ion pair
Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism
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The 2F7/2 and 2F5/2 crystal field energy levels of the Yb3+ ion are measured by infrared absorption in Yb doped NdVO4, with concentrations ranging from 0.25% to 15%, as a function of doping, temperature and magnetic field. Two substitution sites are observed and the presence of Yb3+–Yb3+ interacting pairs is confirmed. Also, the Raman active phonons are detected and analyzed in order to determine the doping effects on the crystalline quality and the phonon contributions to the crystal field vibronics.
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