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Growth, defects, mechanical, and optical properties of transparent KTaO3 single crystal

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KTaO3 (KT) is an important material for optoelectronic and tunable microwave applications. However, growing large size and uniform crystals still remain a challenge. In this paper, a promising approach for growing relatively large size and high-quality KT single crystal was explored, and a transparent KT single crystal with dimension of Ф 30 × 80 mm, weighing as much as 406 g, was grown by Czochralski method successfully. The full width at half maximums (FWHMs) of X-ray rocking curves (XRCs) are 0.016°, 0.011°, and 0.016°, respectively, implying that the KT crystal possesses high crystalline quality. A comprehensive investigation of its mechanical, thermal, and optical properties was carried out. The Mohr’s hardness is obtained to be 6.0, indicating that the KT is more conducive to being processed compared with diamond. The Sellmeier equation is fitted and the refractive index curve in the range of 400–3000 nm is displayed based on the measured refractive index. All results are of great significance for the further research and application of KT crystal.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (grant No. 51872290 and 52102012), the Youth Fund of Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province (Grant No. AHL2020QN02), and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant No. 1908085QE176).

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  1. Crystal Lab of Laser Technology Research Center, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Lunzhen Hu, Dunlu Sun, Huili Zhang, Jianqiao Luo, Cong Quan, Zhiyuan Han, Kunpeng Dong, Yuwei Chen & Maojie Cheng

  2. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Lunzhen Hu, Cong Quan, Zhiyuan Han, Kunpeng Dong, Yuwei Chen & Maojie Cheng

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    Lunzhen Hu, Dunlu Sun, Huili Zhang, Jianqiao Luo, Cong Quan, Zhiyuan Han, Kunpeng Dong, Yuwei Chen & Maojie Cheng

  4. Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Devices and Materials, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Lunzhen Hu, Dunlu Sun, Huili Zhang, Jianqiao Luo, Cong Quan, Zhiyuan Han, Kunpeng Dong, Yuwei Chen & Maojie Cheng

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, funding acquisition, conceptualization, and supervision were performed by Maojie Cheng, Dunlu Sun, Jianqiao Luo, and Huili Zhang. Cong Quan, Zhiyuan Han, Kunpeng Dong, and Yuwei Chen performed the writing-review and editing, data collection, formal analysis, and investigation. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Lunzhen Hu and all authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Hu, L., Sun, D., Zhang, H. et al. Growth, defects, mechanical, and optical properties of transparent KTaO3 single crystal. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 13051–13063 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08246-1

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