Choice of flux for growth of lithium triborate single crystals

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995 · Inorganic Materials

OSTI ID:161915

Mehalkin, A B ^[1]

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1. Novosbirsk State Univ. (Russian Federation)

Lithium triborate (LBO), a nonlinear optical crystal characterized by high radiation resistance (up to 25 GW/cm{sup 2}) and a wide transmittance region (from 0.16 to 3.5 {mu}m), is used for frequency conversion in the visible and UV regions. No information has been reported to date on liquidus relations in the Li{sub 2}O-B{sub 2}O{sub 3}-LiF ternary system. Therefore, the objective of this work was to more accurately determine the liquidus temperature in the Li{sub 2}B{sub 6}O{sup 10}-LiF-B{sub 2}O{sub 3} ternary system using the vibrational phase analysis (VPA) method developed by A.B. Kaplun.

• OSTI ID: 161915
• Journal Information: Inorganic Materials, Journal Name: Inorganic Materials Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 31; ISSN INOMAF; ISSN 0020-1685
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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