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Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2023 Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 312–324 (Mi ftt10602)

Optical properties

Evolution of Structural and Spectral Characteristics of Lu$_{0.99-x}$Sm$_x$Eu$_{0.01}$BO$_3$ orthoborates

S. Z. Shmurak, V. V. Kedrov, A. P. Kiselev, T. N. Fursova, I. I. Zver'kova

Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia

Abstract: The structure, IR absorption and luminescence spectra, and morphology of Lu$_{0.99-x}$Sm$_x$Eu$_{0.01}$BO$_3$ (0 $\le x\le$ 0.99) orthoborates synthesized at 970$^\circ$C were studied. With an increase in the Sm$^{3+}$ concentration, a successive change of five structural states is observed: calcite (0 $\le x\le$ 0.1) $\to$ calcite + vaterite (0.1 $<x<$ 0.3) $\to$ vaterite (0.3 $\le x\le$ 0.95) $\to$ vaterite + a triclinic phase (0.95 $<x\le$ 0.98) $\to$ a triclinic phase (0.98 $<x\le$ 1). A wide range of Sm$^{3+}$, concentrations at which the vaterite phase (0.3 $\le x\le$ 0.95) exists and a very narrow region of triclinic phase formation (0.98 $<x\le$ 1) are important distinctive features of this system. Correspondence between the structure and spectral characteristics of these compounds was established. It is shown that the vaterite phase appears in the bulk of the microcrystals of the samples that have a calcite structure.

Keywords: rare earth orthoborates, crystal structure, X-ray diffraction analysis, IR-spectroscopy, luminescence spectra.

Received: 18.10.2022
Revised: 18.10.2022
Accepted: 19.10.2022

DOI: 10.21883/FTT.2023.02.54308.504



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