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Oriented single crystals of LaB6, CeB6 and PrB6 have been prepared by the arc float-zone refining technique, which is described. A critique of the various possible preparation techniques is given. Wet chemical methods were used to determine bulk stoichiometries of samples prepared from starting materials of various R/B compositions (where R = rare earth). It was found that LaB6,09, a desired composition, could be grown in single-crystal form from LaB6.2 starting material, the excess boron compensating for preferential boron vaporization. Starting materials with B/La < 6.2 produce a B/La gradient in two-pass zone-refined specimens. The level of metallic impurities in arc zone-refined LaB6 is lower than that reported elsewhere for laser zone-refined LaB6. Residual oxygen present in the zone-refined specimens was found to produce second-phase inclusions, which were studied in detail. The effect of contamination of LaB6 surfaces by evaporated refractory metals has also been investigated.
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Davis, P.R., Swanson, L.W., Hutta, J.J. et al. Fabrication and characterization of rare earth hexaboride single-crystal materials. J Mater Sci 21, 825–836 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01117360
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