New Theoretical Insights into the Crystal-Field Splitting and Transition Mechanism for Nd3+ -Doped Y3 Al5 O12

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Meng JuCheng Lu

Abstract

There has been considerable research interest paid to rare-earth transition-metal-doped Y3Al5O12, which has great potential for application as a laser crystal of new-type laser devices because of its unique optoelectronic and photophysical properties. Here, we present new research conducted on the structural evolution and crystal-field characteristics of a rare-earth Nd-doped Y3Al5O12 laser crystal by using the CALYPSO structure search method and our newly developed WEPMD method. A novel cage-like structure with a Nd3+ concentration of 4.16% is uncovered, which belongs to the standardized C222 space group. Our results indicate that the impurity Nd3+ ions are likely to substitute the Y3+ at the central site of the host Y3Al5O12 crystal lattice. The laser emission 4F3/2 → 4I11/2 occurring at 1077 nm is in accord with that of the experimental data. By introducing the proper correlation crystal field, three transitions, 4G5/2 → 4I9/2, 4F7/2 → 4I9/2, and 4S3/2 → 4I9/2, are predicted to be good candidates for laser action. These findings can provide powerful guidelines for further experiments of rare-earth-metal-doped laser crystals.

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