Yttrium lithium fluoride

Yttrium lithium fluoride (LiYF4, sometimes abbreviated YLF) is a birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium or praseodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers. Yttrium is the substitutional element in LiYF4. The hardness of YLF is significantly lower than other commons crystalline laser media, i.e. yttrium aluminium garnet.

Yttrium lithium fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4FH.Li.Y/h4*1H;;/q;;;;+1;+3/p-4
    Key: HIQSCMNRKRMPJT-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [Li+].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[Y+3]
Properties
F4LiY
Molar mass 171.84 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other cations
Lithium holmium fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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