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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silver iodobromide AgBr0.9I0.1 tabular grain, (111) face, with dislocations and strain fields

 

Tom Blanton

Lutetium Aluminum Garnet activated by Cerium Six Ce:LuAG fibers grown by the Micro Pulling Down technique: 2mm in diameter 230 mm in length 0.15% Cerium

 

Sara Faraj

Silicate Yttrinm Lutetium crystal 0.8mm diameter LYSO of 85mm long

 

Sara Faraj

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

calcium fluoride & calcium-stroncium fluoride From left to right: boules: 1 - pure SrF2; 2 - pure CaF2; 3 - Ca0.1Sr0.9F2; 4 - 1.8%(YbF3),2.5%(NaF):Ca0.66.6Sr33.3F2 5 - 1.8%(YbF3),2.5%(NaF):CaF2 optical windows: on left - 1.8%(YbF3),2.5%(NaF):CaF2; on right - 1.8%(YbF3),2.5%(NaF):Ca0.66.6Sr33.3F2

 

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