Modelling rare‐earth doped BaMgF4: a potential laser material. Issue 2 (4th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Littleford, Thomas E.; Jackson, Robert A.; Read, Mark S. D.; Stanek, Christopher R.; Nikl, Martin; Kovács, László; Greulich‐Weber, Siegmund
• Is Part Of: Physica status solidi. Volume 10:Issue 2(2013:Feb.)
• Page Start: 153
• Page End: 155
• Publication Date: 2013-01-04
• Subjects: Solid state physics -- Congresses; Solid state physics -- Periodicals; Solid state physics; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 530.41
• DOI: 10.1002/pssc.201200455
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1862-6351

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Solid‐state optical materials are a continuing field of study that has many important applications including lasers. BaMgF₄ is one material has been studied in detail however, no studies into the surface properties or crystal morphology have been carried out. This paper summarizes the key findings of a bulk study into the material and extends it to consider the morphology of BaMgF₄ before looking at the segregation of rare earth dopants defect clusters to the low index surfaces. It is shown that there is strong segregation to all of the three morphology‐dominating surfaces. (© 2013 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, Weinheim)</p> </abstract>