Fukuda T., Chani V.I. (Eds.) Shaped Crystals: Growth by Micro-Pulling-Down Technique

Springer, 2007. — 336 p. — (Advances in Materials Resear 08). — ISBN: 978-3-540-71294-7.This volume offers 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.Micro-Pulling-Down (μ-PD) and Related Growth Methods
Basics of the μ-PD Method
Equipment Configuration
Growth Phenomena and Crystal Chemistry
Flux Growth of Miniature Bulk Crystals by the μ-PD Method
Mixed Crystals: μ-PD vs. Czochralski Method
Isothermal Flux Evaporation Diameter Control
Eutectic Fibers with Self-Organized Structures
Scintillating Bulk Oxide Crystals
Scintillating Crystals: Ce3+:YAlO3 and Yb3+:Lu3Al5O12
YAG:Nd3+: μ-PD and Czochralski Growth and Properties
High-Melting Rare-Earth Sesquioxides: Y2O3, Lu2O3, and Sc2O3
MgAl2O4 Spinel Laser Crystals: Pure and Ti-, Mn-, or Ni-Doped
K3Li2Nb5O15 Fiber and Plate Crystals
Piezoelectric Langasite-Type Crystals
Shaped Sapphire: Rods, Tubes, and Plates
Doped LiNbO3 Crystals
Growth of Olivine and Wüstite Crystals
Silicon Fiber Crystals
LiF, LiYF4, and Nd- and Er-Doped LiYF4 Fluoride Fibers
Binary Fluorides: (Gd,Y)F3 and K(Y,Lu)3F10
Shaped Fluorides
Metal Alloy Fibers