Examples of artificially grown crystals
Ni-doped forsterite
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| Optical image for single crystals of Ni-doped forsterite |
Crystal details |
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| Compound name | Ni-doped forsterite |
| Formula | (Ni,Mg)2SiO4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Mass | green |
| Colour | flux crystal growth, doping, silicate |
| Keywords | inorg |
Growth conditions |
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| Technique | flux crystal growth |
| Temperature | 1623 K |
| Pressure | |
| Growth rate | |
| Solvent | NiO |
| Doping procedure | NiO |
| Keywords | melt |
Comments |
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| Application(s) | Forsterite crystals, owing to their good properties, e. g. refractoriness (melting point 1890 °C), low dielectric permittivity, low thermal expansion, and chemical stability, are ideal substrates in electronics and optimal materials for thermal insulation in applications at high temperatures. The synthesis and characterization of forsterite doped with transition metal ions has also been an important subject in recent years since potential use have been found in laser optics. |
| Link(s) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crat.200800604/abstract; https://getinfo.de/app/Flux-growth-and-characterization-of-Ti-and-Ni-doped/id/BLSE%3ARN249776346 |
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