Growth and properties of Ln3+ doped PbMeO4 (Me=W, Mo; Ln=Yb, Nd) single crystals

Abstract The single crystals of pure, Ln-doped PbMeO 4 (Me = Mo, W; Ln = Nd, Yb) and PbMo 1− x W x O 4 ( x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8) solid solutions were grown by the CZ method. The dependence of damage threshold upon activator concentration for pure and doped lead molybdate and tungstate crystals was investigated and discussed The laser pulse radiation damage morphology of PbMoO 4 :Ln, PbWO 4 :Ln and PbMo 1− x W x O 4 crystals was studied.