Collection of artificially grown crystals

This collection of crystals has been selected by the IUCr Commission on Crystal Growth and Characterization of Materials as examples of high-quality crystals grown artificially. If you would like to add your examples, please use the submission form.

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aluminum tungstate aluminum tungstate Al2(WO4)3 by the Czochralski method from nonstoichiometric melt (WO3 reach) at pulling rate 0.14mm/h

 

Antoni Dabkowski

Bismuth Zinc Borate Non centrosymmetric Bismuth Zinc Borate Bi2ZnB2O7, a member of the Melilite group grown by Czochralski along [001]. The congruently melting (695°C) compound was pulled from a high viscous melt with a translation rate of 0.2 mm/h.

 

Manfred Burianek

Silicon dioxide Silicon oxide nanowires grown from the same seed particle forming a nanostructure with spider-like shape

 

Marco Negri and Paola Lagonegro

chromium and potassium alum Chromium potassium sulfate covered by aluminium potassium sulfate

 

Evgeniy Losev

lanthanum praseodymium aluminate Grown by OFZ in reducing conditions. The Brown region is indicative of Pr4+, where the desired green region is indicative of Pr3+. The quick transition from brown to green at the necked region occurred as a result of a bubble popping in the zone during growth.

 

Chapin Korosec

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