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人工晶体学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (11): 1893-1898.DOI: 10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2025.0097

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氟化铽锂晶体生长与缺陷研究

董畅1,2(), 李兴旺1,2(), 尹嘉懿1,2, 王永国1,2   

  1. 1.北京雷生强式科技有限责任公司,北京 100015
    2.固体激光技术重点实验室,北京 100015
  • 收稿日期:2025-04-29 出版日期:2025-11-20 发布日期:2025-12-11
  • 通信作者: 李兴旺,博士,高级工程师。E-mail:lixingwang@oet.com.cn
  • 作者简介:董畅(1995—),女,北京市人,硕士,工程师。E-mail:dongchang9510@163.com

Growth and Defects of Lithium Terbium Fluoride Crystals

DONG Chang1,2(), LI Xingwang1,2(), YIN Jiayi1,2, WANG Yongguo1,2   

  1. 1. Beijing Opto-Electronics Technology Co. ,Beijing 100015,China
    2. Science and Technology on Solid-State Lasers Laboratory,Beijing 100015,China
  • Received:2025-04-29 Online:2025-11-20 Published:2025-12-11

摘要: 氟化铽锂(LTF)晶体因优异的磁光性能,是理想的高功率激光系统中磁光器件的磁旋光材料。但其非一致熔融特性和包晶反应导致生长困难,特别是生长过程中产生的氟氧化铽(TbOxF3-2x)“漂浮物”,严重阻碍了大尺寸优质晶体的制备。本文采用高纯TbF3和LiF原料,在氩气(Ar)和四氟化碳(CF4)混合气体保护下,利用电阻加热提拉法生长出完整的、直径近2英寸(1英寸=2.54 cm)的大尺寸纯相LTF晶坯,详细研究了晶坯中的散射缺陷并分析其成因。研究发现LTF晶体内部的散射缺陷主要为颗粒状散射和针状散射,结晶过程中排杂能力弱和局部组分偏离是缺陷形成的重要原因。通过改进生长工艺,最终获得了光学质量优良的大尺寸LTF晶体,测得其弱吸收系数为17.0 ppm/cm,显著低于商用TGG晶体。

关键词: 氟化铽锂; 磁光晶体; 大尺寸; 散射缺陷; 提拉法; 包晶反应

Abstract: Lithium terbium fluoride (LTF) crystal is an ideal magneto-optical material for magneto-optic devices in high-power laser systems due to its excellent magneto-optical properties. However, its incongruent melting behavior and peritectic reaction during crystallization make crystal growth challenging. Particularly, the formation of terbium oxyfluoride (TbOxF3-2x) ‘floaters’ during the growth process severely hinders the preparation of large size, high-quality crystals. In this study, high-purity TbF3 and LiF were used as starting materials. Under a protective atmosphere of Ar and CF4 mixed gas, a complete, large size, pure-phase LTF crystal boule with a diameter of nearly 2 inch (1 inch=2.54 cm) was successfully grown using the resistance-heated Czochralski method. A detailed study of the scattering defects within the crystal boule was conducted, along with an analysis of their underlying causes. The research identified that the scattering defects inside the LTF crystal are granular and needle-like in nature. The formation of these defects is significantly attributed to the weak impurity exclusion capability during the crystallization process and localized deviations in composition. By refining the growth process, large size LTF crystals with exceptional optical quality were ultimately attained. The measured weak absorption coefficient of these crystals is 17.0 ppm/cm, notably lower than that of commercially available TGG crystals.

Key words: lithium terbium fluoride; magneto-optical crystal; large size; scattering defect; CZ method; peritectic reaction

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