GaYOFN is a rare-earth-doped yttrium oxide fluoride ceramic compound combining gadolinium and yttrium hosts with fluoride anions, designed for photonic and optical applications. While primarily a research material, this ceramic family is investigated for solid-state laser media, scintillators, and high-refractive-index optical components where the rare-earth dopants enable luminescence and frequency conversion. Engineers consider such materials when conventional glasses or standard crystals cannot meet thermal stability, radiation hardness, or nonlinear optical performance requirements in demanding photonic systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg) | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | -0.9549 | μB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Formation Energy(ΔHf) | 1.180 | eV/atom | — |