Crystal Growth Technology

by K. Byrappa
and T. Ohachi

Features:

• Updates the most current developments in the field

• Provides a narrow view of key areas including synthesis, characterization, and properties

• Clear and concise writing

Crystal Growth Technology deals with almost all the modern crystal growth techniques that have been adopted, including appropriate case studies.

The book begins with "Growth Histories of Mineral Crystals" by the most senior expert in this field, Professor Ichiro Sunagawa. The next chapter reviews recent developments in the theory of crystal growth, which is equally important before moving on to actual techniques.

After the first two fundamental chapters, the book covers other topics like the recent progress in quartz growth, diamond growth, silicon carbide single crystals, PZT crystals, nonlinear optical crystals, solid state laser crystals, gemstones, high melting oxides like lithium niobates, hydroxyapatite, GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy, superconducting crystals, morphology control, and more.

For the first time, Crystal Growth Technology discusses the crystal growth modeling in detail with reference to PZT and SiC crystals.

Contents

1. Growth Histories of Mineral Crystals as Seen from Their Morphological Features
2. Theory of Crystal Growth from Vapor and Solution
3. Epitaxial Growth of III-V Compounds
4. CVD Diamond Growth
5. Laser-Assisted Growth and Characterization of Multicomponent Lead-Zirconate-Titanate Films
6. Silicon Carbide Crystals - Part 1: Growth and Characterization
7. Silicon Carbide Crystals - Part 2: Process Physics and Modeling
8. Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Perovskite Synthesis in Hydrothermal Solution
9. Growth of Multicomponent Perovskite Oxide Crystals: Synthesis Conditions for the Hydrothermal Growth of Ferroelectric Powders
10. Crystal Growth, Size and Morphology Control of Nd:ROV₄ under Hydrothermal Conditions
11. Hydrothermal Growth of Quartz under Specific Conditions and the Raman Spectra of Ions Species in a Hydrothermal Growth Solution
12. Growth and Characterization and Technologically Important Oxide Single Crystals
13. Growth and Development of Nonlinear Optical Borate Crystals and Generation of Visible and UV Light
14. Growth of High T_c Crystals
15. Growth of Zinc Chalcogenides
16. Growth of Hydroxyapatite Crystals
17. Crystal Growth of Gemstones

Index

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