Crystal growth and f – f transition intensities analysis of praseodymium ions in yttrium-aluminum orthoborates

  • Maxim P. Demesh Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus
  • Konstantin N. Gorbachenya Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus
  • Viktor E. Kisel Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus
  • Elena A. Volkova Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • Viktor V. Maltsev Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • Elizaveta V. Koporulina Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • Alexey A. Kornienko Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus
  • Elena B. Dunina Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus
  • Nikolay V. Kuleshov Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-2243-2022-1-4-13

Abstract

A Pr3+ : YAl3(BO3)4 crystal with sizes of  20 × 10 × 10 mm was grown from high-temperature solution and its structural and spectroscopic properties were investigated. The distribution coefficient of praseodymium ranged from 0.6 to 0.8, that yield to the Pr3+ ion concentration of 1.1 ⋅1020 cm–3. Visible and infrared groundstate absorption (3H4) was measurement in dependence on the polarisation. The absorption spectra of the Pr3+ : YAl3(BO3)4 exhibit pronounced polarisation anisotropy. The modified Judd – Offelt theory was applied to evaluate the transitions intensities in absorption and emission, branching ratios and radiative lifetimes of the metastable levels 3P0 and 1D2.

Author Biographies

Maxim P. Demesh, Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics); senior researcher at the center for optical materials and technologies, faculty of instrumentation engineering

Konstantin N. Gorbachenya, Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics), docent; senior researcher at the center for optical materials and technologies, faculty of instrumentation engineering

Viktor E. Kisel, Belarusian National Technical University, 65 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220013, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics), docent; head of the center for optical materials and technologies, faculty of instrumentation engineering

Elena A. Volkova, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia

PhD (chemistry), docent; associate professor at the department of crystallography and crystal chemistry, faculty of geology

Viktor V. Maltsev, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia

doctor of science (chemistry); senior researcher at the department of crystallography and crystal chemistry, faculty of geology

Elizaveta V. Koporulina, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1 Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia

PhD (geology and mineralogy), docent; associate professor at the department of crystallography and crystal chemistry, faculty of geology

Alexey A. Kornienko, Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus

doctor of science (physics and mathematics), full professor; professor at the department of information systems and production automation, faculty of information technology and robotics

Elena B. Dunina, Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus

PhD (physics and mathematics), docent; associate professor at the department of information systems and production automation, faculty of information technology and robotics

Nikolay V. Kuleshov, Vitebsk State University of Technology, 72 Maskoŭski Avenue, Vitebsk 210038, Belarus

doctor of science (physics and mathematics), full professor; head of the department of laser devices and technology, faculty of instrumentation engineering

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Published
2022-02-03
Keywords: flux growth, rare-earth aluminum borates, praseodymium, absorption, transition intensities
Supporting Agencies This research was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 18-29-12091 mk).
How to Cite
Demesh, M. P., Gorbachenya, K. N., Kisel, V. E., Volkova, E. A., Maltsev, V. V., Koporulina, E. V., Kornienko, A. A., Dunina, E. B., & Kuleshov, N. V. (2022). Crystal growth and f – f transition intensities analysis of praseodymium ions in yttrium-aluminum orthoborates. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Physics, 1, 4-13. https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-2243-2022-1-4-13
Issue
No 1 (2022): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Physics
Section
Optics and Spectroscopy

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