Growth and optical properties of Cr~（3＋）-doped CdWO_4 single crystals

A high-quality Cr 3+:CdWO4 single crystal at a size of approximatelyΦ25×80 mm is grown using the Bridgman method with CdO,WO3,and Cr2O3 as raw materials and their molar ratio of 100:100:0.5.The temperature gradient of solid-liquid interface at growth is approximately 50?C/cm and the growth rate is 0.05 mm/h.The X-ray diffraction(XRD),absorption,excitation,and emission spectra of different parts of the as-grown and O2-annealed crystals are investigated.Two strong broad optical absorption bands of about 472 and 708 nm are observed,and they are associated with the transitions 4 A2→ 4 T1 and 4 A2→ 4 T2.The weak 4 T2→ 2 E transition(the R-line)at 632 nm is also observed.The crystal-field parameter Dq and the Racah parameters B and C are estimated to be 1 412.4,776.8,and 3 427.6 cm? 1,respectively,according to the absorption spectra and crystal-splitting theory.A broadband fluorescence at about 1 000 nm due to 4 T2→ 4 A2 transition is produced by exciting the samples at 675 nm.After being annealed in an O2 atmosphere,the crystals become more transparent,while the effective light absorption of Cr 3+ ions is evidently enhanced and the emission intensity is also strengthened due to the reduction of oxygen vacancies in the CdWO4 crystal after annealing.     

Tm3+掺杂CdWO4单晶的发光特性

用坩埚下降法生长获得了尺寸为φ25 mm×90 mm、Tm₂O₃初始掺杂摩尔分数为0.5%的CdWO₄单晶。晶体的颜色由上部血红色逐渐加深至下部的黑褐色。对不同部位的晶体薄片进行800 ℃的氧化处理,测定了处理前后不同部位的吸收光谱和FTIR红外光谱。经氧气退火处理后,由于氧空位缺陷减少,晶体的颜色明显变淡。在吸收光谱中观测到421,684,805 nm的吸收带。其中421 nm的吸收峰随退火温度的升高而逐步减弱,经800 ℃处理后基本消失。在808 nm激光二极管激发下,观察到中心波长为1.5 μm和1.8 μm的荧光发射,分别对应于Tm³⁺的³H₄→³F₄,³F₄→³H₆的能级跃迁。