简介：ACe3+tion-dopedα-NaYF4singlecrystalofhighqualityisgrownsuccessfullybyanimprovedfluxBridgmanmethodundertheconditionsoftakingthechemicalrawcompositionofNaF:KF:YF3:CeF3inthemolarratioof30∶18∶48∶4,wheretheKFisshowntobeaneffectiveassistantflux.Thexraydiffraction,absorptionspectra,excitationspectra,andemissionspectraoftheCe3+t-dopedα-NaYF4singlecrystalaremeasuredtoinvestigatethephaseandopticalpropertiesofthesinglecrystals.TheabsorptionspectrumoftheCe3+t:α-NaYF4showsastrongbandthatpeaksatthewavelengthof300nm.TheemissionspectrumoftheCe3+t:α-NaYF4emitsanintenseultraviolet（UV）bandatthewavelengthof332nmundertheexcitationof300nmlight.Twoseparatedluminousbandsof330and350nm,whichcorrespondtothetransitions5d→2F25∕2and5d→F7∕2,canbeobtainedbyGaussfitting.ThestrongemissionintensityattheUVbandandtheexcellentopticaltransmissionintherangeofUVwavelengthsindicatethatCe3+t:α-NaYF4singlecrystalscanbeconsideredasapromisingmaterialforUVlasers.