Abstract
Low-temperature barium metaborate β-BaB2O4 has been grown using a LiBa2B5O10-based solvent in a four-mirror optical floating zone furnace with a traveling solvent zone configuration. The β-BaB2O4 rods grown are composed of several different crystal domains, ranging from 100 μm to 1 mm in diameter, and lithium, a component of the flux, was present only at the contaminant level. The technique demonstrates that thermal decomposition of the incongruently melting phase LiBa2B5O10 can be used to grow β-BaB2O4.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1561-1564 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Crystal Growth and Design |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics