Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology (한국결정성장학회지)

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Spinel$(MgAl_2O_4)$ single crystal growth by floating zone method

Floating zone 법에 의한 Spinel$(MgAl_2O_4)$단결정 성장

  • Seung Min Kang (Dept. of Inorganic Materials Engineering, Hanyang Univ., Seoul 133-791, Korea) ;
  • Byong Sik Jeon (Dept. of Inorganic Materials Engineering, Hanyang Univ., Seoul 133-791, Korea) ;
  • Keun Ho Orr (Dept. of Inorganic Materials Engineering, Hanyang Univ., Seoul 133-791, Korea)
  • Published : 1994.09.01
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Abstract

The spinel $MgO.Al_20_3$ single crystals were grown by FZ (floating zone) method. Its melting point is about, $2135^{\circ}C$ and is important to the process of the growth from the melt. There have been some reports of the growth by Czochralski and Verneuil method. However, this study is the first trial to the spinel crystal with the application of FZ method. In this study, $MgAl_2O_4$ spinel crystals were grown by using FZ method which uses the ellipsoidal mirror furnace having infrared halogen lamps as a heat source. With dopants of transition metal ions, it was possible to melt the feed rod which does not absorb the infrared rays due to the transparent properties to infrared ray of spinel itself and the red, green and blue colored spinel single crystals could be grown more easily. As a conclusion, the purpose of this study is to find the spinel single crystal growth mechanism with respect to th growth interfaces and molten zone stability and to characterize the state of growth resulting from the concavity to the melt of interfaces.

Floating zone법으로 Spinel$(MgO.Al_2O_3)$을 성장시켰다. $MgO.Al_20_3$ spinel의 용융점은 $2135^{\circ}C$ 정도이고, 용융액으로부터 단결정을 성장시키는 방법에 있어서 매우 중용한 사항이다. Verneuil법과 RF-유도가열법을 이용한 czochralski법으로 성장시킨 경우가 보고된 바 있으나, 본 공법으로는 처음이라 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 halogen적외선 lamp를 이용한 image fur-nace에서 용융하여 아래쪽으로 하강함으로 인해 단결정을 육성시키는 floating zone법을 사용하여, $MgAl_2O_4$ spinel 단결정을 성장하였다. 또한 전이금속 이온을 doping하여 용융점의 하강 효과와 함께 적색, 녹색을 띈 단결정을 성장시켰다. 결론으로 성장계면과 용융대의 안전성에 주목하여 spinel 단결정 성장 기구를 규명하려 하였으며 성장계면이 오목함(결정쪽으로)에서 비롯되는 성장시의 양상에 대해 고찰하였다.

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