Growth and characterization of high quality LuVO₃ single crystals

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• 作者：Paolo Ghigna^a ; ^{paolo.ghigna@unipv.it} ; Alice Garberi^a ; Michele Zema^b ; Serena C. Tarantino^b ; Claudio Mazzoli^c
• 关键词：A2. Floating zone technique ; B1. Perovskites ; B1. Rare earth compounds ; B1. Vanadates ; B2. Magnetic materials
• 刊名：Journal of Crystal Growth
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：49_00220248
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：15 July, 2012
• 卷：351
• 期：1
• 页码：118-121
• 文件大小：443 K

摘要

The floating zone method using an image furnace under reducing atmosphere has proven successful in growing high-quality LuVO₃ single crystals with the largest dimensions to date. Crystals of several mm³ in dimension, and thus large enough for Resonant X-ray Scattering measurements have been obtained, and the growth strategy, described in detail, could be in principle easily extendable to other members of the REVO₃ perovskite class. Crystal quality was checked by Laue photographs and structural analysis of LuVO₃ was performed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.