Sistema Bibliotecario de la Universidad de Quintana Roo

to Micro-Pulling-Down Method -- Micro-Pulling-Down (?-PD) and Related Growth Methods -- Basics of the ?-PD Method -- Equipment Configuration -- Growth Phenomena and Crystal Chemistry -- Modification and Evolution of ?-PD Method -- Flux Growth of Miniature Bulk Crystals by the ?-PD Method -- Mixed Crystals: ?-PD vs. Czochralski Method -- Isothermal Flux Evaporation Diameter Control -- Eutectic Fibers with Self-Organized Structures -- Growth and Characterization of Oxide ?-PD Crystals I: Scintillation and Laser Materials -- Scintillating Bulk Oxide Crystals -- Scintillating Crystals: Ce3+:YAlO3 and Yb3+:Lu3Al5O12 -- YAG:Nd3+: ?-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 -- Growth and Characterization of Oxide ô-PD Crystals II: Assorted Materials -- K3Li2Nb5O15 Fiber and Plate Crystals -- Piezoelectric Langasite-Type Crystals -- Shaped Sapphire: Rods, Tubes, and Plates -- Doped LiNbO3 Crystals -- Growth of Olivine and Wȭstite Crystals -- Growth and Characterization of Non-Oxide ?-PD 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.

This volume presents 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. Currently the micro-pulling-down technique is applicable to the growth of crystals up to 1 m long with cross-section ranging from 0.05 to 10 mm. This book represents a valuable resource for researchers, industrial engineers, teachers, and students involved in materials science, crystal growth, physics, chemistry, optics and electronics.

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