Ebook: Shaped Crystals: Growth by Micro-Pulling-Down Technique

This volume presents an overview of the growth of shaped crystals (oxides, fluorides, etc.) by the micro-pulling-down technique. Both melt and solution (flux) growth are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed in detail and compared with related crystal-growth processes. The authors attempt to give a practical introduction to this technique, thereby also explaining how its application can help to solve problems commonly encountered in other melt-growth methods. Currently the micro-pulling-down technique is applicable to the growth of crystals up to 1 m long with cross-section ranging from 0.05 to 10 mm. This book represents a valuable resource for researchers, industrial engineers, teachers, and students involved in materials science, crystal growth, physics, chemistry, optics and electronics.

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This volume presents an overview of the growth of shaped crystals (oxides, fluorides, etc.) by the micro-pulling-down technique. Both melt and solution (flux) growth are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed in detail and compared with related crystal-growth processes. The authors attempt to give a practical introduction to this technique, thereby also explaining how its application can help to solve problems commonly encountered in other melt-growth methods. Currently the micro-pulling-down technique is applicable to the growth of crystals up to 1 m long with cross-section ranging from 0.05 to 10 mm. This book represents a valuable resource for researchers, industrial engineers, teachers, and students involved in materials science, crystal growth, physics, chemistry, optics and electronics.

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This volume presents an overview of the growth of shaped crystals (oxides, fluorides, etc.) by the micro-pulling-down technique. Both melt and solution (flux) growth are considered. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed in detail and compared with related crystal-growth processes. The authors attempt to give a practical introduction to this technique, thereby also explaining how its application can help to solve problems commonly encountered in other melt-growth methods. Currently the micro-pulling-down technique is applicable to the growth of crystals up to 1 m long with cross-section ranging from 0.05 to 10 mm. This book represents a valuable resource for researchers, industrial engineers, teachers, and students involved in materials science, crystal growth, physics, chemistry, optics and electronics.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Micro-Pulling-Down (?-PD) and Related Growth Methods....Pages 3-26
Basics of the ?-PD Method....Pages 27-45
Equipment Configuration....Pages 47-67
Growth Phenomena and Crystal Chemistry....Pages 69-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Flux Growth of Miniature Bulk Crystals by the ?-PD Method....Pages 93-100
Mixed Crystals: ?-PD vs. Czochralski Method....Pages 101-113
Isothermal Flux Evaporation Diameter Control....Pages 115-127
Eutectic Fibers with Self-Organized Structures....Pages 129-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Scintillating Bulk Oxide Crystals....Pages 143-157
YAG:Nd3+: ?-PD and Czochralski Growth and Properties....Pages 159-171
MgAl2O4 Spinel Laser Crystals: Pure and Ti-, Mn-, or Ni-Doped....Pages 173-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-202
K3Li2Nb5O15 Fiber and Plate Crystals....Pages 203-215
Piezoelectric Langasite-Type Crystals....Pages 217-217
Shaped Sapphire: Rods, Tubes, and Plates....Pages 219-228
Doped LiNbO3 Crystals....Pages 229-237
Growth of Olivine and W?stite Crystals....Pages 239-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-264
Silicon Fiber Crystals....Pages 265-274
LiF, LiYF4, and Nd- and Er-Doped LiYF4 Fluoride Fibers....Pages 275-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-286
Shaped Fluorides....Pages 287-299
Metal Alloy Fibers....Pages 275-275
Back Matter....Pages 301-321
....Pages 323-330