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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5772-5776 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 516 |
| Issue number | 17 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jul 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 12CaO·7AlO
- Czochralski method
- Single crystal