Synthesis of Nd:YVO4 Thin Films by a Sol-Gel Method |
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| Authors: | Shin-ichi Hirano Toshinobu Yogo Ko-ichi Kikuta Wataru Sakamoto Hirosada Koganei |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan Nd:YVO4 powders and thin films were successfully synthesized by the sol-gel method using metal alkoxides. |
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| Abstract: | Nd: YVO4 powders and thin films were successfuly synthesized by the sol–gel method using metal alkoxides. A homogeneous and stable solution was prepared by the reaction of Y(OEt)3, VO(O i Pr)3, and Nd(OEt)3 in 2-methoxyethanol. The precursor was a mixture of vanadium and yttrium double alkoxide. Precursor films were prepared by dip coating and crystallization to single-phase YVO4 at 500°C. Nd:YVO4 films were crystallized with (200) preferred orientation on glass substrates, which showed the characteristic optical absorption of neodymium. |
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