The invention discloses a rare-earth-
ion-doped BaYCl5
microcrystalline glass and a preparation method thereof. The
microcrystalline glass is composed of the following components in percentage by mole: 50-55 mol% of P2O5, 15-20 mol% of SiO2, 20-25 mol% of BaYCl5 and 5-10 mol% of LnCl3. The LnCl3 is CeCl3, EuCl3, TbCl3, PrCl3 or NdCl3. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing P2O5-SiO2-BaYCl5-LnCl3 glass by a fusion process, and carrying out heat treatment to obtain the transparent BaYCl5
microcrystalline glass. The BaYCl5 microcrystalline glass has the advantages of deliquescence resistance, favorable mechanical properties, higher short-
wavelength blue-
violet light transmission rate, strong light output, quick attenuation, favorable energy resolution, favorable
time resolution and other properties, overcomes the defects of high tendency to deliquescence, poor mechanical properties, high tendency to flaking and the like in the BaYCl5 monocrystal, and thus, has favorable comprehensive properties. The preparation method of the microcrystalline glass is simple and lower in production cost.