Phase equilibria and prospects of crystal growth in the system LiF–GdF3–LuF3
✍ Scribed by I. A. dos Santos; I. M. Ranieri; D. Klimm; R. Fornari; S. L. Baldochi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 235 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0232-1300
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✦ Synopsis
Scheelite type LiGdF 4 , LiLuF 4 , and mixtures of both end members were prepared by a hydrofluorination route from the rare earth oxides and commercial LiF. The samples were purified by melting in HF/Ar mixtures, and were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) techniques. Both end members show unlimited miscibility in the solid phase. Mixed crystals containing at least 65 mol-% LiLuF 4 melt under direct formation of the liquid phase. The gap between solidus and liquidus is narrow. LiGdF 4 and mixed crystals with less then 65 mol-% LiLuF 4 decompose peritectically under formation of (Gd,Lu)F 3 . Crystal growth is expected to be possible either from Lu-rich melts with the appropriate scheelite composition or from Gd-rich melts containing an excess of LiF. Dedicated to Prof. Ladislav Bohatý on the occasion of his 60 th birthday
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