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Shaped Crystals

Growth by Micro-Pulling-Down Technique

  • Presents a new tecchnique of growing small shaped crystals
  • Integrates the basic physical and chemical aspects with the manufacturing technology
  • Useful to material scientists and practicioners
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Materials Research (ADVSMATERIALS, volume 8)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
  2. Introduction to Micro-Pulling-Down Method

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Basics of the μ-PD Method

      • Tsuguo Fukuda
      Pages 27-45
    3. Equipment Configuration

      • Tsuguo Fukuda
      Pages 47-67
    4. Growth Phenomena and Crystal Chemistry

      • Valery I. Chani
      Pages 69-89
  3. Modification and Evolution of μ-PD Method

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. Mixed Crystals: μ-PD vs. Czochralski Method

      • Andrey Novoselov
      Pages 101-113
    3. Isothermal Flux Evaporation Diameter Control

      • Valery I. Chani, Kheirreddine Lebbou
      Pages 115-127
    4. Eutectic Fibers with Self-Organized Structures

      • Dorota A. Pawlak
      Pages 129-139
  4. Growth and Characterization of Oxide μ-PD Crystals I: Scintillation and Laser Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
    2. Scintillating Bulk Oxide Crystals

      • Akira Yoshikawa, Martin Nikl
      Pages 143-157
    3. Scintillating Crystals: Ce3+:YAlO3 and Yb3+:Lu3Al5O12

      • Mohamed Alshourbagy, Alessandra Toncelli, Mauro Tonelli
      Pages 159-171
    4. YAG:Nd3+: μ-PD and Czochralski Growth and Properties

      • Kherreddine Lebbou, Didier Perrodin
      Pages 173-186
    5. High-Melting Rare-Earth Sesquioxides: Y2O3, Lu2O3, and Sc2O3

      • Akira Yoshikawa, Andrey Novoselov
      Pages 187-202
  5. Growth and Characterization of Oxide µ-PD Crystals II: Assorted Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
    2. K3Li2Nb5O15 Fiber and Plate Crystals

      • Minoru Imaeda, Katsuhiro Imai
      Pages 219-228
    3. Piezoelectric Langasite-Type Crystals

      • Tsuguo Fukuda, Hiroshi Machida
      Pages 229-237

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

    Tsuguo Fukuda, Valery I. Chani

About the editors

Tsuguo Fukuda: PhD from the University of Tokyo (Japan); professional experience in materials science and crystal growth from melt and flux: Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. (Toshiba Corporation), Professor of Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University (Japan), Research Professor of Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, President of Fukuda X’tal Laboratory, over 600 papers and patents.

Valery I. Chani: PhD from General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow (Russia); professional experience in materials science and crystal growth from melt and flux: General Physics Institute, Tohoku University (Japan), McMaster University (Canada), Claude Bernard Lyon-1 University (France), over 100 papers and patents.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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