Premium
Growth of Gallium Orthophosphate Single Crystals under Hydrothermal Conditions
Author(s) -
Barz R.U.,
Grassl M.,
Gille P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4079(199911)34:9<1121::aid-crat1121>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - gallium , hydrothermal circulation , crystal growth , materials science , crystallography , hydrothermal synthesis , chemistry , chemical engineering , mineralogy , nanotechnology , metallurgy , engineering
Gallium orthophosphate (GaPO 4 ) single crystals have been grown from phosphoric acid solutions under hydrothermal conditions. The crystals have been studied in terms of twinning because of the strong effect of this structural defect on the piezoelectric properties. The growth rates of individual faces have been compared to each other by considering the dipyramidal habit of the grown crystals.