Magnetic circular dichroism and optical absorption in TmAl 3(BO3)4

A. V. Malakhovskiǐ, A. É Sokolov, A. L. Sukhachev, V. L. Temerov, N. A. Stolbovaya, I. S. Edelman

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Abstract

The polarized spectra of absorption and magnetic circular dichroism in a TmAl3(BO3)4 single crystal are studied in the region of 3 H 63 F 4, 3 H 63 F 3, and 3 H 63 F 2 electronic transitions in the Tm3+ ion. The structure of the spectra is interpreted qualitatively. It is shown that the magnetic circular dichroism of the 3 H 63 F 4 transition is determined by the contribution from the splitting of the ground state, whereas the magnetic circular dichroism of the 3 H 63 F 3 transition is governed by the contribution from the splitting of an excited state in a trigonal crystal field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-38
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics of the Solid State
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

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