Hydration plays important roles in various solid–liquid interfacial phenomena. Very recently,
three-dimensional scanning force microscopy (3D-SFM) has been proposed as a tool to …

Pure and Eu doped CaF2 transparent ceramics were prepared for the first time. The samples
were subjected to spectroscopic analyses to study the variation of transmission, emission …

To further explore the application of the low-temperature molten salt in processing heavy
rare earths, the properties of ytterbium in AlCl 3-NaCl melts have been investigated. In this …

In this study, we report the growth and comprehensive spectroscopic analysis of TmF3-
doped CaF2 crystals, grown using the vertical Bridgman method. The optical absorption and …

The synthesis of nanoscopic calcium fluoride was performed by the fluorolytic sol–gel
process. Antireflective coatings of CaF2 were prepared from sols obtained by the reaction of …

The crystal structure and photoluminescence properties of CaF 2 films doped with varied
concentrations of Eu 3+ ions prepared via the facile electrodeposition method under mild …

Recent advancement in liquid-environment atomic force microscopy (AFM) has enabled us
to visualize three-dimensional (3D) hydration structures as well as two-dimensional (2D) …

As a leading facility in laser-driven nuclear physics, ELI-NP will develop innovative research
in the fields of materials behavior in extreme environments and radiobiology, with …

The crystal growth and dissolution processes of a fluorite (CaF2) crystal have attracted much
attention due to the importance in the industrial, environmental, and medical applications …

The ytterbium ions doped MO-Al2O3 (M= Ca, Sr and Ba) phosphors have been synthesized
through combustion technique and their up and down conversion fluorescence properties …