SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH OF RARE-EARTH TITANATE PYROCHLORES

Authors
BALAKRISHNAN G PETRENKO OA LEES MR PAUL DM
Citation
G. Balakrishnan et al., SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH OF RARE-EARTH TITANATE PYROCHLORES, Journal of physics. Condensed matter (Print), 10(44), 1998, pp. 723-725
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of physics. Condensed matter (Print) → ACNP
ISSN journal
09538984
Volume
10
Issue
44
Year of publication
1998
Pages
723 - 725
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-8984(1998)10:44<723:SGORTP>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Rare earth titanate pyrochlores are known to exhibit magnetic frustrat ion. Large, high quality single crystals of a series of oxide pyrochlo res, R2Ti2O7, have been grown by the Boating zone technique, using an infrared image furnace. The crystals are roughly 5-6 mm in diameter an d 40-60 mm in length and have been grown for R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, H o, Er and Y. The crystals have been characterized and tested for their quality.