Growth and Characterisation of Potassium Pentaborate Single Crystals

Single crystals of potassium pentaborate were grown by the solution growth method. The grown crystals were characterised by optical transmission spectrum, differential thermal analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis. The coefficient of thermal expansion was also determined and the results discussed.     

Dendritic Growth of Ammonium Tartrate Single Crystals in Silica Gel

Dendritic growth of Ammonium tartrate single crystals in silica gel at 30 °C is reported. Main stem parallel to the ‘C’ axis is observed. Dendritic growth in initial and final stages with its surface structures are illustrated and described. Growth features are correlated to the growing conditions and reacting components.     

Solution Growth and Characterisation of L‐alanine Single Crystals

Single crystals of L‐alanine have been grown from buffered aqueous solutions and characterised as to their optical quality via wavefront distortion analysis, electrooptical response and harmonic generation efficiency. Refraction indices as well as phase matching loci were found in satisfactory agreement with previously published data for crystals grown in non buffered solution. Estimates for the electro‐optical response are reported for the first time. The experimentally observed crystal habit is discussed in terms of morphological importance (M.I.), which was found to be in disagreement with the predictions of crystallographic criteria based on the interplanar distance d_hkl, on the periodic bond chains (PBC) and the attachment energy E_att. This disagreement is tentatively attributed to the presence of impurities and non‐appropriate supersaturation conditions.     

水热法生长纯相磷酸铁锂单晶

以碳包覆磷酸铁锂为前驱体,磷酸二氢锂为矿化剂,采用水热法制备出纯相磷酸铁锂体单晶,单晶宏观呈类六棱柱形态.晶体由三个主要生长面(010)、(101)、(100)构成.对单晶结构进行分析,获得晶胞结构为D2h16,Pbnm空间群,其中a=1.03217 nm,b=0.60042 nm,c=0.46889 nm,α=β=γ=90°.LiFePO4晶体的拉曼图谱显示的三个强峰分别是949 cm-1,996 cm-1和1068 cm-1,可以作为区分磷酸铁的特征峰.     

Vapour-liquid-solid Growth and Characterisation of N-methylurea Crystals

A new growth method, based on a vapour-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism, is reported for preparing single crystals of N-methylurea (NMU), a material which appears to be a good alternative to urea for non-linear optical applications in the “near UV-visible” region of the spectrum. Details of the growth procedure are given and it is shown that large single crystals, with volumes up to 7 ÷ 10 cm³, can be obtained with satisfactory reproducibility and very fast growth rate. Structural and optical characterisation, still preliminary, are reported, which evidence a crystalline quality comparable to that of urea and N-methylurea as previously grown with other growth techniques. Cryst. Res. Technol., Vol. 32, No. 1.     

Kinetics of Etching of Dislocations in Ferroelectric Ammonium Hydrogen Tartrate Single Crystals

Ferroelectric crystals of Ammonium Hydrogen Tartrate (AHT) have been synthesised using the controlled reaction between NH₄Cl and (CHOHCOOH)₂ by diffusion process in silica gel medium. (010) cleavages of AHT crystals have been etched in 1.0 M and 1.5 M solutions of SrCl₂ solution. The lateral and normal velocities of the growth of pits were measured at different temperatures. The time dependence of the growth of the pit dimensions is found to be linear, whereas the temperature dependence of the growth of pits is found to be exponential, viz. \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \[V = A\,\exp \left({\frac{E}{{kT}}} \right)\] $\end{document}. The dissolution parameters, e.g. the activation energies and the pre-exponential factors for dissolution along the surface and along the dislocation lines have been computed. It is observed that the activation energy (E₁) of dissolution along [001] direction is found to be greater than the activation energy (E_b) along [100] direction and the implications are discussed.     

Growth and Kinetic Studies of Spherulitic Gadolinium Tartrate Crystals from Silica Gel

Spherulitic growth of gadolinium tartrate dihydrate crystals by controlled diffusion in silica gel is reported. The influence of growth parameters e.g., reactant concentration, gel pH and gel ageing, on the size, quality and nucleation density of the spherulites has been studied. It is observed that under varying experimental conditions involving change in reactant concentrations, gel pH and gel ageing, the material crystallizes in the form of spherulites. The results of growth kinetics are discussed. Scanning electron microscopy confirms spherulites to be aggregates of single crystallites, with each micro-sized crystal exhibiting a cuboid morphology. Surface structures exhibited by the micro-sized crystals indicate their growth by two-dimensional nucleation mechanism.     

钛酸锶单晶体生长工艺研究

使用数控焰熔法晶体生长炉生长钛酸锶单晶体,研究了气体参数、生长速度和退火工艺参数对晶体生长的影响.在氢氧比为2.5,等径生长速度保持在10 mm·h-1,生长出了直径26 mm、等径长度20 mm、总长40 mm的钛酸锶单晶体,然后经过1550℃ ×72 h+1000℃ ×20 h+600℃ ×24 h的退火,消除钛酸锶单晶体的热应力和氧空位,得到完整的高品质的单晶体.偏光显微镜测试表明,晶体具有很好的完整性.     

CdSe单晶体的生长及其特性研究

本文报道了用改进的垂直气相法(多级提纯垂直气相法)生长富Cd的CdSe单晶体,并对晶体的性能进行了观测,其电阻率为107Ωcm量级,电子陷阱浓度为108cm-3量级,第一次报道了(110)面的腐蚀形貌。结果表明：采用这种方法制备CdSe单晶,设备简单,易于操作,在提纯和生长过程中不需要转移原料,有利于减少晶体中的杂质含量,降低位错密度,改善晶体的电学性能。多级提纯垂直气相法是一种有前途的CdSe单晶体生长的新方法。     

Growth of Vanadyl Pyrophosphate Single Crystals

The present work communicates about the first successful attempt at growing of sizeable single crystals of vanadyl pyrophosphate (VO)₂P₂O₇ (VOPO) — a low dimensional antiferromagnet. The growth of VOPO is complicated by two features of this compound. The first is a strong sensitivity of the oxydation state of vanadium (and stability of VOPO) to the oxygen content in the growth atmosphere. The second is a tendency of the VOPO-melt to glass formation during the cooling due to its high viscosity. Therefore the growth has to be carried out with a very low growth rate and in an atmosphere with exactly controllable oxygen content. The best results were achieved with a combination of Czochralski and Kyropoulos techniques, i.e. pulling of crystals with simultaneous cooling of the melt. Crystals of VOPO with sizes up to 10 × 5 × 3 mm³ have been grown. The growth from the melt is accompanied by growth from gaseous phase also (sublimation). Since the VOPO phase has a homogeneity range in oxygen content, attention was paid to the composition of the grown crystals. Growth experiments combined with TGA and XRD measurements show, that the oxygen content and thus the oxidation state of vanadium in the crystals can be adjusted accurately.     

Preferred Growth of Antimony Single Crystals

Single Crystals of antimony were grown by the Chalmer's method from the melt. The crystals were grown under different temperature gradients of 92 °C/cm, 75 °C/cm and 52 °C per cm. The growth velocities were varied from 1.5 cm/hr to 9 cm/hr. At low growth velocities antimony exhibits a preferred orientation in the range 1 cm/hr to 6 cm/hr. No effect of temperature gradient is observed. The results are compared with those of bismuth, cadmium and zinc which are contradictory to what has been observed.     

Growth and Characterisation of Gel-grown Lead(II)Chloride and Lead(II)Bromide Single Crystals

Single crystals of pure and doped lead(II)chloride and lead(II)bromide were grown by gel technique employing a modified two-stage chemical reaction. Methods to minimise the predomination of needle morphology during the growth of these crystals have been investigated and the results are discussed. The grown crystals were characterised by optical transmission spectrum. Undoped and monovalent cation (K⁺, Na⁺, Cu⁺, Ag⁺ and Hg⁺) doped crystals of PbCl₂ and PbBr₂ were subjected to d.c. electrical conductivity studies. Using the log σT versus T⁻¹ plot, the activation energies for the migration of anion vacancies in lead(II)halides are calculated. They are found to be less for the doped crystals than those of undoped ones.     

FT-IR and Raman Spectra of Ammonium Hydrogen Tartrate and Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate Crystals

FT-IR and Raman spectra of ammonium hydrogen tartrate [NH₄HC₄H₄O₆] and potassium hydrogen tartrate [KHC₄H₄O₆] have been measured. Vibrational assignments have been made for both the internal and external vibrations. Because of the free rotation of the NH₄⁺ ion, it forms only weak hydrogen bonds with the oxygen atom.     

Top-Seeded Solution Growth of Monomethylurea Single Crystals

It was previously reported on the growth of monomethylurea (NMU) single crystals from methanol solution by a mechanical limitation-direction (MLD) technique in which long (100) oriented seeds, capped on their extremities, were employed. The crystals obtained by this technique, in spite of their good structural and optical quality, presented their core region, in which the seed was located, with a higher density of structural defects and henceforth a reduced cross section useful for optical applications. It is here referred to a new, top-seeded growth configuration, devised on the basis of a preliminary PBC analysis for assessing the morphological importance of the crystal faces experimentally observed during crystal growth, which allows to grow NMU crystals in which the defected core region is removed for almost the entire length of the crystal.     

铌酸锂晶体的生长研究

近年来,铌酸锂晶体由于其自身所具有的多种优异性能和巨大的应用前景而受到了人们的广泛关注,但生长出满足不同市场要求的高质量铌酸锂单晶体比较困难.本文从晶体生长技术的角度综述了铌酸锂单晶体不同的生长方法以及各自的特点,并分析了在生长铌酸锂晶体时出现的一些问题.