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Progress in Flux Growth of Large Crystals

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Growth of Crystals

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This survey outlines the basic trends in the flux growth of crystals (using as examples iron garnets and other incongruently melting compounds).

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Timofeeva, V.A. (1986). Progress in Flux Growth of Large Crystals. In: Givargizov, E.I. (eds) Growth of Crystals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7119-3_24

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