简介:ThesinglecrystalgrowthofstoichiometrichostluminescentcrystalNa5Eu(WO4)4hasbeeninvestigated.UsingNa2WO4asaflux,theoptimumconditionstogrowapuresinglecrystalbyflux-slow-coolingmethodhavebeendetermined.Ahighopticalqualitysinglecrystalofdimention4.5mmhasbeengrown,whichisthelargestoneasweknowsofar.Themicro-hardnessofNa5Eu(WO4)4singlecrystalis3.46×103MPa.Itsrefractiveindexis1.81inwhitelightwavelengthregionandthespecificgravityis5.65g/cm3.Thefluorescentandexcitationspectrahavebeendeterminedandthereasonofthefluorescentquenchof5D2and5D1to7FjofEu3+canbeexplainedasmulti-phononnon-radiationtransition.