New growth technique of potassium niobate crystal with peritectic system from molten zone in stoichiometric composition

被引:8
作者
Kimura, H. [1 ]
Maiwa, K. [1 ]
Miyazaki, A. [1 ]
Kannan, C. V. [1 ]
Cheng, Z. X. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Mat Sci, Mat Engn Lab, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050047, Japan
关键词
nucleation; phase diagrams; floating zone technique; oxides; piezoelectric materials;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2006.04.056
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
KNbO3 crystal is an incongruent melting crystal from a peritectic system. At first, a crystal was formed from the molten zone center of the stoichiometric composition using our original modified floating zone technique. Then the crystal was grown continuously using the firstly formed crystal as seed crystal. A small crystal with facets could be grown. The phase of the grown crystal was investigated in comparison to the phase grown by the conventional floating zone technique. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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