Research Progress on TeO2 Crystal and Its Utilization in Infrared Devices

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TeO₂ crystal has excellent acousto-optic properties and double b decay properties of high natural abundance of ¹³⁰Te isotope. It can be used in high-performance acousto-optic devices and also for the research of neutrino and dark matter. Recently, the above applications raise the requirements for the size and quality of TeO₂ crystal. Structure and physical properties of TeO₂ crystal are briefly introduced in this article, and then the recent progress on the preparation of large sized TeO₂ crystal with high quality and its application in infrared devices are reviewed. Finally, its preparation and application in future of TeO₂ crystal are discussed.

Key words: TeO2 crystal, preparation, infrared devices, revie

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TQ174

ZHU Yong, YUE Shi-Hai, WANG Wei, YIN Xue-Ji, GE Zeng-Wei. Research Progress on TeO₂ Crystal and Its Utilization in Infrared Devices[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2015, 30(8): 802-808.

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Fig. 1 Sketch map of the structure of a TeO2 crystal (a) along <110> and (b) <001> orientations [9]

Table 1 Acousto-optic (AO) properties of some typical AO materials[12]

Material	Direction of propagation	Sound velocity/ (×10⁵, cm·s^-1)	AO merit M₂/(×10^-18, s³·g^-1)
Fused silica	-	5.960	1.0
LiNbO₃ crystal	<100>	6.570	4.6
PbMoO₄crystal	<001>	3.362	36.1
PbBr₂crystal	<010>	0.650	550.0
Hg₂Cl₂crystal	<110>	0.347	700.0
TeO₂crystal	<110>	0.616	793.0

Fig. 2 PtTe2 crucible prepared by the reaction between Pt and TeO2 powder at 1147℃[21]

Fig. 3 Melt character istics when (a) R=1.8 cm, ω=1.36 s-1 and (b) R=3.2 cm, ω=1.36 s-1 [29]

Fig. 4 TeO2 crystal grown by Bridgman method[9]

Fig. 5 Flow chart of the manufacturing method for the high- purity TeO2 single crystal[35]

Fig. 6 Schematic of noncollinear AOTF[43]

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