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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254587603321

Autore

Tachibana Makoto

Titolo

Beginner’s Guide to Flux Crystal Growth / / by Makoto Tachibana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

4-431-56587-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 130 p. 63 illus., 41 illus. in color.)

Collana

NIMS Monographs, , 2197-8891

Disciplina

530.41

Soggetti

Crystallography

Inorganic chemistry

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Materials science

Crystallography and Scattering Methods

Inorganic Chemistry

Optical and Electronic Materials

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Mechanisms of crystal growth from fluxed solution -- Phase diagrams for flux growth -- Choosing a flux -- Equipment and experimental procedures -- Examples of flux-grown crystals.

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces the principles and techniques of crystal growth by the flux method, which is arguably the most useful way to obtain millimeter- to centimeter-sized single crystals for physical research. As it is possible to find an appropriate solvent (“flux”) for nearly all inorganic materials, the flux method can be applied to the growth of many crystals ranging from transition metal oxides to intermetallic compounds. Both important principles and experimental procedures are described in a clear and accessible manner. Practical advice on various aspects of the experiment, which is not readily available in the literature, will assist the beginning graduate students in setting up the lab and conducting successful crystal growth. The mechanisms of



crystal growth at an elementary level are also provided to better understand the techniques and to help in assessing the quality of the crystals. The book also contains many photographs of beautiful crystals with important physical properties of current interest, such as high-temperature superconductors, strongly correlated electronic systems, topological insulators, relaxor ferroelectrics, low-dimensional quantum magnets, non-linear optical materials, and multiferroics.