Published August 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical absorption properties of Pb5GeO4(VO4)2 single crystals

  • 1. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)
  • 2. Univ. of Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria). Dept. of Physics

Description

Thermal and pulling conditions have been optimized in a laboratory Czochralski apparatus to yield optically homogeneous crystals of hexagonal Pb5GeO4(VO4)2. The wavelength dependence of absorption coefficient was calculated from transmission and reflection measurements in the visible region. A hypothesis regarding the zone structure in connection to the fundamental absorption edge was raised and the bandgap width corresponding to indirect transition at room temperature was determined from the α1/2-hv curve

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Research Bulletin
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 1001-1005.
ISSN
0025-5408
CODEN
MRBUAC