Abstract
Polarized absorption spectra of ferroborates HoFe3(BO3)4, NdFe3(BO3)4 and Ho0.75Nd0.25Fe3(BO3)4 were measured at room temperature in spectral range 4000–24500 cm−1 (400–2500 nm). The studied single crystals were grown from solution-melts. Intensities of the f-f transitions were measured and the Judd–Ofelt parameters Ωλ of Ho3+ and Nd3+ ions in the studied crystals were calculated. It was revealed that the crystals content not strongly influences the Judd–Ofelt parameters. The Ω2 parameter for Ho3+ ion is the most sensitive to the crystal content. Linear dichroism of the hypersensitive transitions appeared to be the largest one for both rare earth ions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-92 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optical Materials |
| Volume | 83 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Funding
A.L. Sukhachev thanks for support Project of Russian Academy of Science No. 0356-2017-0030. A.V. Malakhovskii thanks Russian Foundation for Basic Researches (RFBR) Grant No. 16-02-00273. A.S. Aleksandrovsky thanks RFBR Grant No. 17-52-53031. I.A. Gudim and V.L. Temerov thank RFBR Grant No. 17-52-45091.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Russian Academy of Science | 0356-2017-0030 |
| Russian Foundation for Basic Research | 17-52-53031, 17-52-45091, 16-02-00273 |
Keywords
- Holmium and neodymium ferroborates
- Judd–Ofelt parameters