Growth of 12CaO·7Al2O3 single crystal with tetragonal symmetry by Czochralski method

Kazuhisa Kurashige, Shunsuke Ueda, Masashi Miyakawa, Yoshitake Toda, Satoru Matsuishi, Sungwng Kim, Masahiro Hirano, Hideo Hosono

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Abstract

Single crystals of 12CaO·7Al2O3 (C12A7) have been grown by the Czochralski method with three different growth directions of <100>, <110>, and <111>. Employment of a 2.0% oxygen-containing nitrogen atmosphere and use of an iridium crucible were the critical factors for obtaining the single crystal. The crystal exhibited orange color resulting from the incorporation of Ir4+ ions of ∼ 5 × 1017 cm- 3, presumably occupying at Ca2+ sites. High resolution X-ray diffraction analyses indicated that the C12A7 single crystal shows the tetragonal symmetry belonging to the space group I over(4, -) 2 m.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5772-5776
Number of pages5
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume516
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 12CaO·7AlO
  • Czochralski method
  • Single crystal

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