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Title: Direct flow crystal growth system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7252372

This patent describes a method of growing a crystal having increased damage threshold, in a crystal growth tank filled with crystal growing solution. It comprises maintaining the solution in the tank at substantially its saturation temperature; continuously removing solution from the tank; heating the solution removed from the tank to a predetermined temperature above the saturation temperature; filtering the heated solution through a 0.5 micron filter; cooling the filtered heated solution to substantially its saturation temperature; continuously returning the cooled filtered solution to the tank; wherein the steps of removing, filtering, cooling and returning are performed in a continuous flow system.

Assignee:
US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5122224; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-428538; TRN: 92-031396
OSTI ID:
7252372
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 30 Oct 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English