Crystal growth of LiIn1–xGaxSe2 crystals

Wiggins, Brenden; Bell, Joseph; Woodward, Jonathan; Goodwin, Brandon; Stassun, Keivan; Burger, Arnold; Stowe, Ashley

doi:10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.10.051

Title: Crystal growth of LiIn_1–xGa_xSe₂ crystals

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Lithium containing chalcogenide single crystals have become very promising materials for photonics and radiation detection. Detection applications include nuclear nonproliferation, neutron science, and stellar investigations for the search of life. Synthesis and single crystal growth methods for lithium containing chalcogenide, specifically LiIn_1-xGa_xSe₂, single crystals are discussed. This study elucidates the possibility of improving neutron detection by reducing the indium capture contribution; with the incorporation of the lithium-6 isotope, gallium substitution may overcome the neutron detection efficiency limitation of ⁶LiInSe₂ due to appreciable neutron capture by the indium-115 isotope. As a figure of merit, the ternary parent compounds ⁶LiInSe₂ and ⁶LiGaSe₂ were included in this study. Quality crystals can be obtained utilizing the vertical Bridgman method to produce quaternary compounds with tunable optical properties. Here, quaternary crystals of varying quality depending on the gallium concentration, approximately 5 x 5 x 2 mm³ or larger in volume, were harvested, analyzed and revealed tunable absorption characteristics between 2.8-3.4 eV.

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Wiggins, Brenden ^[1]; Bell, Joseph ^[2]; Woodward, Jonathan ^[3]; Goodwin, Brandon ^[4]; Stassun, Keivan ^[5]; Burger, Arnold ^[5]; Stowe, Ashley ^[6]

Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Fisk Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Fisk Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States); Fisk Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Sat Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1409372

Report Number(s):: MS/STO-160804-2
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-0248; TRN: US1703083

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001942

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Crystal Growth

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 468; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0022-0248

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Lithium; Bridgman; neutron; crystal growth; chalcogenide; solid-solution

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                    Wiggins, Brenden, Bell, Joseph, Woodward, Jonathan, Goodwin, Brandon, Stassun, Keivan, Burger, Arnold, and Stowe, Ashley. Crystal growth of LiIn1–xGaxSe2 crystals.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Wiggins, Brenden, Bell, Joseph, Woodward, Jonathan, Goodwin, Brandon, Stassun, Keivan, Burger, Arnold, & Stowe, Ashley. Crystal growth of LiIn1–xGaxSe2 crystals.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.10.051

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                    Wiggins, Brenden, Bell, Joseph, Woodward, Jonathan, Goodwin, Brandon, Stassun, Keivan, Burger, Arnold, and Stowe, Ashley. Sat .  
"Crystal growth of LiIn1–xGaxSe2 crystals".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.10.051.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1409372.

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@article{osti_1409372,

  title        = {Crystal growth of LiIn1–xGaxSe2 crystals},

  author       = {Wiggins, Brenden and Bell, Joseph and Woodward, Jonathan and Goodwin, Brandon and Stassun, Keivan and Burger, Arnold and Stowe, Ashley},

  abstractNote = {Lithium containing chalcogenide single crystals have become very promising materials for photonics and radiation detection. Detection applications include nuclear nonproliferation, neutron science, and stellar investigations for the search of life. Synthesis and single crystal growth methods for lithium containing chalcogenide, specifically LiIn1-xGaxSe2, single crystals are discussed. This study elucidates the possibility of improving neutron detection by reducing the indium capture contribution; with the incorporation of the lithium-6 isotope, gallium substitution may overcome the neutron detection efficiency limitation of 6LiInSe2 due to appreciable neutron capture by the indium-115 isotope. As a figure of merit, the ternary parent compounds 6LiInSe2 and 6LiGaSe2 were included in this study. Quality crystals can be obtained utilizing the vertical Bridgman method to produce quaternary compounds with tunable optical properties. Here, quaternary crystals of varying quality depending on the gallium concentration, approximately 5 x 5 x 2 mm3 or larger in volume, were harvested, analyzed and revealed tunable absorption characteristics between 2.8-3.4 eV.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.10.051},

  journal      = {Journal of Crystal Growth},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 468,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Sat Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Sat Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

}

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