Crystal-field spectroscopic study of Cr-doped mullite

Ko Ikeda, Hartmut Schneider, Masahide Akasaka, H. Rager

elib (German Aerospace Center) · 1992 · 24 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

Unpolarized crystal-field spectra were measured in the wavelength range of 340 to 1540nm by reflection from mullite powders. The mullite sample contained 8.1wt% Cr 2 O 3 and was synthesized by reaction sintering from Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 and Cr 2 O 3 powders. The spectra were converted to wavenumber scale and were interpreted by curve fittings, applying Gaussian functions