TY - JOUR
T1 - Growth of stable shaped single crystals by the micro-pulling-down method with automatic power control system
AU - Simura, Rayko
AU - Kochurikhin, Vladimir V.
AU - Yoshikawa, Akira
AU - Uda, Satoshi
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - A control system with automatic power alterations to stabilize the temperature at the meniscus area was developed for crystal production by the micro-pulling-down technique. The system was successfully applied to the growth of Lu3Al5O12 and Al2O3 crystals with stable shape rod up to 110 mm in length. The developed system gives a possibility to prevent the crystal quality from degradation caused by the uncontrollable change of the meniscus height. Application of the developed system can help to minimize the number of preliminary experiments needed for the optimization of the growth conditions and to increase the crystal shape uniformity.
AB - A control system with automatic power alterations to stabilize the temperature at the meniscus area was developed for crystal production by the micro-pulling-down technique. The system was successfully applied to the growth of Lu3Al5O12 and Al2O3 crystals with stable shape rod up to 110 mm in length. The developed system gives a possibility to prevent the crystal quality from degradation caused by the uncontrollable change of the meniscus height. Application of the developed system can help to minimize the number of preliminary experiments needed for the optimization of the growth conditions and to increase the crystal shape uniformity.
KW - A2. Growth from melt
KW - A2. Micro-pulling-down method
KW - A2. Single-crystal growth
KW - B2. Oxides
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.11.082
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.11.082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41449101397
SN - 0022-0248
VL - 310
SP - 2148
EP - 2151
JO - Journal of Crystal Growth
JF - Journal of Crystal Growth
IS - 7-9
ER -