Co-doping Er plus V or Er plus Nb into CaWO4

Abstract

Er3+ plus V5+, and Er3+ plus Nb5+ co-doped CaWO4, formulas Ca1-xErxW1-xMxO4, were synthesized in air by a conventional solid-state method. A color change from white to pink was observed in the final products. An equal fraction of dopants was employed to obtain charge neutrality, and the limits of the solubility for our conditions are lower than x=0.15. The magnetic susceptibility data shows that that the magnetic coupling becomes increasingly antiferromagnetic with increasing Er3+content. The Curie-Weiss fit and isothermal magnetization imply that different degrees of spin-orbit coupling appear to be present in the two doping systems. No transitions were observed in the heat capacity data above 0.4 K.