Ca 4YO(BO 3) 3(YCOB) which possesses good NLO properties and chemical stability,is an excellent candidate for frequency conversion crystals to produce green and blue light (SHG and THG of Nd∶YAG laser).In this paper,...Ca 4YO(BO 3) 3(YCOB) which possesses good NLO properties and chemical stability,is an excellent candidate for frequency conversion crystals to produce green and blue light (SHG and THG of Nd∶YAG laser).In this paper,preparation of the feed material and the vertical Bridgman growth condition for YCOB crystal is reported for the first time to our knowledge. YCOB crystals have been grown from the feed materials composed of Y 2O 3(4N),CaCO 3/CaO (A.R.) and H 3BO 3/B 2O 3(4N)by vertical Bridgman method.Since Ca 4YO(BO 3) 3 melts congruently,the feed material should be prepared in the stoichiometric composition.The evaporation of B 2O 3 at high temperature and the hygroscopicity of CaO,B 2O 3 and Y 2O 3 were carefully considered.It was showed by experiments that the feed material prepared by directly and thoroughly mixing together stoichiometric amount of Y 2O 3,CaO and B 2O 3 is suitable for the Bridgman growth of YCOB crystal.The melting point of YCOB crystal is 1510℃,and Pt crucible less than 1.0mm thick was chosen.The temperature of the furnace was controlled from 1560℃ to 1650℃.Owing to the extremely high melting points of both Y 2O 3 and CaO,the feed material had been heated at the above temperature for more than 10 hours before growth so that it melts thoroughly.The growth rate of 0.2-0.6mm/h and the temperature gradient near the solid-liquid interface of 40-60°C/cm were chosen.The Crack free and transparent YCOB crystals with 25mm in diameter and 50mm long have been grown in near sealed Pt crucibles under the above growth condition,which suggests that the vertical Bridgman method is suitable for the growth of YCOB crystal.展开更多
文摘Ca 4YO(BO 3) 3(YCOB) which possesses good NLO properties and chemical stability,is an excellent candidate for frequency conversion crystals to produce green and blue light (SHG and THG of Nd∶YAG laser).In this paper,preparation of the feed material and the vertical Bridgman growth condition for YCOB crystal is reported for the first time to our knowledge. YCOB crystals have been grown from the feed materials composed of Y 2O 3(4N),CaCO 3/CaO (A.R.) and H 3BO 3/B 2O 3(4N)by vertical Bridgman method.Since Ca 4YO(BO 3) 3 melts congruently,the feed material should be prepared in the stoichiometric composition.The evaporation of B 2O 3 at high temperature and the hygroscopicity of CaO,B 2O 3 and Y 2O 3 were carefully considered.It was showed by experiments that the feed material prepared by directly and thoroughly mixing together stoichiometric amount of Y 2O 3,CaO and B 2O 3 is suitable for the Bridgman growth of YCOB crystal.The melting point of YCOB crystal is 1510℃,and Pt crucible less than 1.0mm thick was chosen.The temperature of the furnace was controlled from 1560℃ to 1650℃.Owing to the extremely high melting points of both Y 2O 3 and CaO,the feed material had been heated at the above temperature for more than 10 hours before growth so that it melts thoroughly.The growth rate of 0.2-0.6mm/h and the temperature gradient near the solid-liquid interface of 40-60°C/cm were chosen.The Crack free and transparent YCOB crystals with 25mm in diameter and 50mm long have been grown in near sealed Pt crucibles under the above growth condition,which suggests that the vertical Bridgman method is suitable for the growth of YCOB crystal.
