Structure Of Rare-Earth Phosphate Glass Studied By Anomalous Dispersion Neutron Diffraction

Cole, J.M. and Clarke, S.J. and Wright, A.C. and Sinclair, R.N. and Newport, R.J. and Fisher, C.E. and Martin, R.A. and Cuello, G.J. and Fischer, H.E. (2008) Structure Of Rare-Earth Phosphate Glass Studied By Anomalous Dispersion Neutron Diffraction. ILL annual report . pp. 38-39.

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Abstract

Rare-earth (R) phosphate glasses (R2O3)x.(P2O5)1-x where x=1/4 or 1/6 have shown great promise in the laser and optoelectronics industry. This is because the rare-earth ions possess the required energy levels for achieving successful population inversion and the non-linear refractive index is large enough to exhibit the desired optical effects without causing beam breakup and damage. Moreover, the particularly high concentrations of rare-earth ions present in these materials results in a myriad of exotic physical properties at low temperatures: negative thermal expansion, negative pressure dependence of bulk moduli and unprecedented magnetic, magneto-optical and opto-acoustic phenomena.

Item Type:	Article
Additional information:	Article to be found in the 2008 annual report in the scientific highlights section under "liquids and glasses" section.
Subjects:	Q Science
Divisions:	Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Physical Sciences > Functional Materials Group
Depositing User:	J.M. Smith
Date Deposited:	18 May 2009 16:32
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2011 10:00
Resource URI:	http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19153 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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