Abstract
A series of pure and Nd3+-doped La2CaB10O19 (LCB) crystals have been grown along different crystallographic directions, [001], [010], [100], [101], ∼[±1,−1,0], and ∼[±1,1,0], respectively, by the top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) method. The effect of seed orientations on the morphologies and the key limiting factors for obtaining high-usage LCB crystals were carefully analyzed. Using the improved method, we grew successfully the high-usage pure and Nd3+-doped LCB crystals with high quality and sizes up to 55 × 35 × 20 mm3, which were larger, and their morphologies were much more suitable for optical applications than those of the available literature.
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