Ts. Han et al., THE OPTIMUM CONDITION OF SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH OF (PR,CE)2CUO4 BY THETRAVELING-SOLVENT FLOATING-ZONE METHOD, Physica. B, Condensed matter, 194, 1994, pp. 2241-2242
We have grown single crystals of Pr2-xCexCuO4 (x=0.14 and 0.16) superc
onductor by the travelling-solvent floating-zone(TSFZ) method. In the
crystal growth process, We chose double-scanning technique and used ai
r-or mixed gas (Ar93% + O(2)7%) for atmosphere. As the results, a high
ly-stabilized single-crystal growth process was achieved compared with
the conventional single-scanning method.