Growth of high quality bulk size single crystals of inverted solubility lithium sulphate monohydrate

Journal Article · Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4918040· OSTI ID:22490481

Silambarasan, A.; Ramasamy, P. ^[1]

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1. Center for Crystal Growth, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam-603110 (India)

The paper summarizes the processes of growing large lithium sulfate monohydrate (LSMH) single crystals. We have established a procedure to grow high quality bulk size single crystals of inverted solubility LSMH by a newly developed unidirectional crystallization technique called the Sankeranarayenan - Ramasamy (SR) method. The convective flow of crystal growth processes from solution and the conditions of growing crystals of various aspects were discussed. Good quality LSMH single crystal is grown of the size 20 mmX80 mm without cracks, localized-defects and inclusions. The as-grown crystals are suitable for piezoelectric and nonlinear optical applications.

• OSTI ID: 22490481
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1665, Issue 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CRACKS
CRYSTAL GROWTH
CRYSTALLIZATION
HYDRATES
INCLUSIONS
LITHIUM SULFATES
MONOCRYSTALS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PIEZOELECTRICITY
SOLUBILITY