Phase Equilibria and Crystal Growth for LiREF4 Scheelite Crystals

Detlef Klimm, Ivanildo A. dos Santos, Izilda M. Ranieri +1

The scheelite type laser crystals LiREF4 melt congruently only for RE being one of the elements Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, or possibly Y, respectively. For RE = Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, or Ho the corr…