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Crystal Growth and Optical Properties of Sm:CaNb2O6 Single Crystal. — The title compound is prepared by solid state reaction of Sm2O3, CaCO3, and Nb2O5 (1200 °C, 10 h). Single crystals are obtained by the Czochralski method and character-ized by high-temperature powder XRD and optical absorption and emission spectros-copy. The CaNb2O6:Sm crystals have excellent optical quality and can be potentially used in visible lasers and photonic devices. — (XU*, X.; et al.; J. Alloys Compd. 536 (2012) 20-25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2012.04.105 ; Shanghai Inst. Ceram., Chin. Acad. Sci., Shanghai 200050, Peop. Rep. China; Eng.) — W. Pewestorf

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