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Yttrium orthovanadate

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Yttrium orthovanadate
Names
Other names
Yttrium vanadate
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 234-340-8
Properties
O4VY
Molar mass 203.843 g·mol−1
Melting point 1,810 °C (3,290 °F; 2,080 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Yttrium orthovanadate (YVO4) is a transparent crystal. Undoped YVO4 is also used to make efficient high-power polarizing prisms similar to Glan–Taylor prisms.[1]

There are two principal applications for doped yttrium orthovanadate:

Basic properties

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References

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  1. ^ US patent 3914018, Deshazer, Larry G., "Yttrium orthovanadate optical polarizer", issued 1975-10-21, assigned to Union Carbide Corp. 
  2. ^ Koechner, Walter (2006). "Nd:YVO4". Solid-state laser engineering. Springer. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-387-29094-2.
  3. ^ Caro, Paul (1998-06-01). "Rare earths in luminescence". Rare earths. Editorial Complutense. pp. 323–325. ISBN 978-84-89784-33-8.
  4. ^ a b c "Yttrium Vanadate (YVO4) Crystal". Casix. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  5. ^ a b c DeShazer, L.G.; Rand, S.C.; Wechsler, B.A. (1987). Weber, Marvin J. (ed.). Handbook of Laser Science and Technology, Vol. V: Optical materials part 3. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 283. ISBN 0-8493-3505-1.
  6. ^ DeShazer, L.G.; Rand, S.C.; Wechsler, B.A. (1987). Weber, Marvin J. (ed.). Handbook of Laser Science and Technology, Vol. V: Optical materials part 3. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 329. ISBN 0-8493-3505-1.