Crystal growth and luminescence properties of the Nd:GdVO4 micro-rods: A promising laser material

摘要

Nd:GdVO4 micro-rods were synthesized by a high energy ball milling method. The effects of sintering temperature and phase transformation of the products are investigated based on the differential thermal, and X-ray diffraction analyses. The morphological changes were observed by taking the field emission-scanning electron microscopy images, and the elemental composition was analyzed by using the energy-dispersive spectroscopy. The emission performance of the samples was investigated by luminescence spectra. Furthermore, the morphological dependent spectral properties of the synthesized samples are also discussed in detail. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.