Growth of New High-Quality and Large-Size Single Crystals via High Pressure Floating-Zone Technique
This award supports experimental materials physics research on a class of technologically relevant materials that cannot form under ambient conditions. With the complementary expertise at Louisiana State University (LSU) and infrastructure at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), single crystals of these materials will be synthesized using the high-pressure floating-zone technique. Our ability to grow high-quality single crystals will facilitate advanced characterization of these materials and improve the scientific outcomes. In addition to in-house material characterization, the principle investigator will partner with scientists at ORNL and Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) to tackle materials problems using the state-of-the-art characterization techniques. This will allow us to explore the fundamental physics underlying the emergent phenomena only seen in materials prepared under extreme conditions. Our ultimate goal is to address one of the grand challenges of materials science: how do complex phenomena emerge from simple ingredients? The proposed project will also spearhead a unique opportunity to train “new breed” scientists, co-advised by experts at both LSU and U. S. Department of Energy National Laboratories. They will be essential for expanding materials physics research with ability to grow crystals, characterize their properties, and design new materials -- an imperative skill that is scarce in the U. S. scientific community.
- Research Organization:
- Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- Contributing Organization:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0016315
- OSTI ID:
- 1701713
- Report Number(s):
- DE-SC0016315; TRN: US2204971
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Final report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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