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Growth and Spectroscopic Study of Yb3+-Activated YVO4 Crystals

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The absorption and luminescence spectra of Yb3+ and the luminescence decay kinetics for the Yb3+ 2 F 5/2 level in YVO4:Yb3+ crystals are studied. The luminescence cross section for the Yb3+ 2 F 5/2 → 2 F 7/2transition in YVO4:Yb3+ is determined by the Füchtbauer–Ladenburg method, and the radiative lifetime of Yb3+ is evaluated.

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    Yu. K. Voron'ko, V. V. Kochurikhin, A. A. Sobol', S. N. Ushakov & V. E. Shukshin

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Voron'ko, Y.K., Kochurikhin, V.V., Sobol', A.A. et al. Growth and Spectroscopic Study of Yb3+-Activated YVO4 Crystals. Inorganic Materials 40, 1083–1087 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INMA.0000046473.93151.11

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