Crystal growth of rare-earth orthovanadate (RVO4) by the floating-zone method

2006 ◽  
Vol 286 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunihiko Oka ◽  
Hiromi Unoki ◽  
Hajime Shibata ◽  
Hiroshi Eisaki
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method

scholarly journals Crystal Growth of Quantum Magnets in the Rare-Earth Pyrosilicate Family R2Si2O7 (R = Yb, Er) Using the Optical Floating Zone Method

Crystals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harikrishnan Nair ◽  
Tim DeLazzer ◽  
Tim Reeder ◽  
Antony Sikorski ◽  
Gavin Hester ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Rietveld Analysis ◽  
Honeycomb Lattice ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method ◽  
Range Magnetic Order ◽  
Schottky Type ◽  
The Rare Earth

We report on the crystal growth of rare-earth pyrosilicates, R 2Si 2O 7 for R = Yb and Er using the optical floating zone method. The grown crystals comprise members from the family of pyrosilicates where the rare-earth atoms form a distorted honeycomb lattice. C-Yb 2Si 2O 7 is a quantum dimer magnet with field-induced long range magnetic order, while D-Er 2Si 2O 7 is an Ising-type antiferromagnet. Both growths resulted in multi-crystal boules, with cracks forming between the different crystal orientations. The Yb 2Si 2O 7 crystals form the C-type rare-earth pyrosilicate structure with space group C 2 / m and are colorless and transparent or milky white, whereas the Er-variant is D-type, P 2 1 / b , and has a pink hue originating from Er 3 +. The crystal structures of the grown single crystals were confirmed through a Rietveld analysis of the powder X-ray diffraction patterns from pulverized crystals. The specific heat of both C-Yb 2Si 2O 7 and D-Er 2Si 2O 7 measured down to 50 mK indicated a phase transition at T N ≈ 1.8 K for D-Er 2Si 2O 7 and a broad Schottky-type feature with a sharp anomaly at 250 mK in an applied magnetic field of 0.8T along the c-axis in the case of C-Yb 2Si 2O 7 .

scholarly journals Single crystal growth of the hexagonal manganites R MnO3 (R=rare earth) by the optical floating-zone method

2014 ◽  
Vol 388 ◽  
pp. 54-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fan ◽  
Z.Y. Zhao ◽  
J.D. Song ◽  
J.C. Wu ◽  
F.B. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method ◽  
Hexagonal Manganites

scholarly journals Single crystal growth of the pyrochlores R2Ti2O7 (R=rare earth) by the optical floating-zone method

2013 ◽  
Vol 377 ◽  
pp. 96-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Q.J. Li ◽  
L.M. Xu ◽  
C. Fan ◽  
F.B. Zhang ◽  
Y.Y. Lv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method

scholarly journals Single-Crystal Growth of Sr2RuO4 by the Floating-Zone Method Using an Infrared Image Furnace with Improved Halogen Lamps

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 392
Author(s):  
Naoki Kikugawa ◽  
Dmitry A. Sokolov ◽  
Tohru Nagasawa ◽  
Andrew P. Mackenzie
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Infrared Image ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Molten Zone ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Unconventional Superconductor ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method ◽  
Halogen Lamps

We report the single-crystal growth of the unconventional superconductor Sr2RuO4, on which research has reached a turning point recently. In order to optimize the quality of crystals grown by the floating-zone method using an infrared image furnace, we focus on an improvement of the structure of the filament in the halogen lamps. By reducing the thickness of the total filament, the form of the molten zone was narrowed. More importantly, the molten zone was observed to be more stable during the growth process. Finally, we obtained the crystals with a length of 12 cm. Additionally, the grown crystal has high quality, displaying the 1.5 K transition temperature expected only for the purest crystals. We also discuss the availability of the newly developed halogen lamps.

scholarly journals Single crystal growth of apatite-type Al-doped neodymium silicates by the floating zone method

2011 ◽  
Vol 333 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao An ◽  
Tom Baikie ◽  
Fengxia Wei ◽  
Henan Li ◽  
Frank Brink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method ◽  
Apatite Type

Single crystal growth of GdB6 by the optical floating-zone technique

CrystEngComm ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (47) ◽  
pp. 8236-8242
Author(s):  
Shu-yu Ning ◽  
Xinyu Yang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Zhongwen Zhu ◽  
Jiuxing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Molten Zone ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Floating Zone Method

A high-quality and large-sized GdB6 single crystal was successfully prepared by using the optical floating zone method to accurately control the temperature and composition of the molten zone.

NdBa2Cu3O7-δ Single Crystal Growth by the Traveling-Solvent Floating-Zone Method

1996 ◽  
pp. 329-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kuroda ◽  
I. H. Choi ◽  
T. Egi ◽  
H. Unoki ◽  
N. Koshizuka
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method

Crystal Growth of High-Tc Superconductor Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu20x by Floating Zone Method

1993 ◽  
pp. 573-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Gu ◽  
K. Takamuku ◽  
N. Nakamura ◽  
S. Kagiya ◽  
N. Koshizuka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Floating Zone Method ◽  
High Tc Superconductor

Single-Crystal Growth of the Superconducting Ba1−xKxBiO3 by the Floating-Zone Method

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Noji ◽  
Tatsuya Kato ◽  
Yoshinori Imai ◽  
Yoji Koike
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystal Growth ◽  
Floating Zone ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Floating Zone Method
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