Examples of artificially grown crystals
dysprosium scandate
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| Rare earth scandates are grown by the Czochralski method. The melting points are beyond 2000C |
Crystal details |
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| Compound name | dysprosium scandate |
| Formula | DyScO3 |
| Dimensions | 32 mm diameter, ca. 50 mm length |
| Mass | 280 g |
| Colour | yellow-greenish |
| Keywords | inorg; oxide; bulk |
Growth conditions |
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| Technique | Czochralski |
| Temperature | 2370 |
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| Keywords | melt |
Comments |
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| Application(s) | Several rare earth scandates (distorted perovskites) are used as substrates e.g. for ferroelectric layers. By choosing suitable combinations, "strain enginering" allows the adjustment of ferroelectric properties. For details on the growth see Uecker et al., J. Crystal Growth (2008) 310, 2649-2658. |
| Link(s) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024808000675; http://de.arxiv.org/abs/1304.1631 |
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