• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.279-285
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• 2000

High quality crystals of $YMnO_3$, which is interested in non-volatile memory device application, were grown by the floating zone method. Optimum condition for powder synthesis was established to be $1200^{\circ}C$ for 10 hrs and optimum condition for sintering of $YMnO_3$feed-rod was established to be $1500^{\circ}C$ for 10hrs respectively. It was found from non-seeded growth experiment that $YMnO_3$crystal was grown preferentially to the [1010] orientation. The $YMnO_3$single crystal, which was grown to the direction of perpendicular to C-axis, was typically 5mm in diameter, 50 mm in length and showed dark-blue color.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.193-198
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• 2011

Recently sapphire crystals are used in LED applications. The Czochralski (CZ) growth process is one of the most important techniques for growing high quality sapphire single crystal. A successful growth of perfect single crystals requires the control of heat and mass transport phenomena in the CZ growth furnace. In this study, the growth processes of the sapphire crystal in an inductively heated CZ furnace have been analyzed numerically using finite element method. The results shown that the high temperature positions moved from the crucible surface to inside the melt and the crystal-melt interface changed to the flat shape when the rpm was increased. Also the crystal-melt interface shape has been influenced by the shoulder shape of the grown crystal during the initial stage.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.32-34
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• 2015

AlN Single Crystal were grown by PVT (Physical vapor transport) method on bulk seed. It was performed by high-frequency induction-heating coil. AlN source powder was loaded at bottom side of the carbon crucible and the crystal seed was loaded at the upper side of the crucible. The temperature conditions of the growth was varied $2000{\sim}2100^{\circ}C$ and the surrounding pressure was $1{\times}10^{-1}{\sim}200$ Torr. And the hot-zone of the heating position was controlled elaborately according to growth. The 17 mm-diameter, 7 mm-thickness AlN single crystal is obtained for about 600 hours growing. It was recognized that the growth direction of as grown crystal was R[011] by the Laue X-Ray camera measurement.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.61-65
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• 2024

HVPE (Hydride vapor phase epitaxy) is a method of manufacturing thin films or single crystals using gaseous raw materials. This is a method that applies the principles of chemical vapor deposition to grow a single crystal of a material with low meltability or high melting point, and is one of the methods that can obtain a gallium nitride (GaN) single crystal. Recently, much research has been conducted to grow aluminum nitride (AlN) single crystals using this method, but good results have not yet been obtained. In this study, we attempted to grow AlN single crystals using the HVPE method. Nitrogen was used as a carrier gas in the growth process, and the growth results according to changes in the amount of nitrogen (N₂) were examined. Changes in growth crystals as the amount of nitrogen increased were confirmed. The shape of the grown AlN single crystal was observed using an optical microscope, and the rocking curve was measured using double crystal X-ray diffractometry (DCXRD) to confirm the creation of the AlN crystal. The crystallinity of single crystals was also investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.115-121
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• 2012

Sapphire single crystals have been highlighted for epitaxial gallium nitride films in high-power laser and light emitting diode (LED) industries. Among the many crystal growth methods, the Kyropoulos process is an excellent commercial method for growing larger, high-optical-quality sapphire crystals with fewer defects. Because the properties and growth behavior of sapphire crystals are influenced largely by the temperature distribution and convection of molten sapphire during the manufacturing process, accurate predictions of the thermal fields and melt flow behavior are essential to design and optimize the Kyropoulos crystal growth process. In this study, computational fluid dynamic simulations were performed to examine the effects of the crucible geometry aspect ratio on melt convection during Kyropoulos sapphire crystal growth. The results through the evolution of various growth parameters on the temperature and velocity fields and convexity of the crystallization interface based on finite volume element simulations show that lower aspect ratio of the crucible geometry can be helpful for the quality of sapphire single crystal.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 2004

In this study, we have investigated the development of the crystal growth stability and reproducibility for large and high-quality DAST. DAST crystal were grown from a saturated methanol solution by a slow cooling method and DAST was synthesized by the condensation of 4-methyl-n-methyl pyridinum tosylate, which was prepared from 4-pocoline and methyl toluenesulponate and 4-N-dimethyl amino-bezaldehyde in the presence of piperidine. We had synthesized DAST crystals in dry Argon atmosphere in order to avoid the formation of hydride organge co-crystals, DAST$.$$H_2O$. Since DAST molecules crystallize in a humid atmosphere, crystal structure become centrosymmetric, and then second order NLO (nonlinear optical) properties would be disappeared. We fixed the growth orientation of DAST crystal (001) surface. The crystal growth was proceeded at a cooling rate of $H_2O$/day and the cooling period is for 4 days. The dimensions of seed crystal was $2.5\times 3.6\times0.4\textrm{mm}^3$ and we have obtained a DAST crystal with the dimension of $10\times 10.5\times3.0\textrm{mm}^3$. The color of grown DAST crystal is red and it's surface appears to be metallic green.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.85-88
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• 2001

High oxygen pressure has been applied for a floating zone (FZ) crystal grower in order to grow high quality $TiO_2$(rutile) single crystals suitable for optical application. The $TiO_2$ crystals, grown under 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, and 0.8MPa oxygen pressure respectively, are all transparent and dark blue. The degree of the presence of sub-grain boundary in the crystal differs from the applied oxygen pressure. In particular, $TiO_2$ single crystals grown under0.5 MPa showed sub-grain boundary-free and estimated good for optical devices.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.43-50
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• 1992

$ LiNbO_3$ single crystals were grown using the Czochralski Method at various pulling speeds. Macroscopic defects such as cracks, bubbles and cellular structures were observed in some crystals. Cracks and bubbles observed in the crystals depended on the pulling speed and cooling rate. $ LiNbO_3$ crystals of about 15mm diameter could be grown properly at 6-7mm/h pulling speed and $ 20^{circ}C/h$ cooling rate. In order to investigate dielectric properties and optical properties for device application, these properties were measured for the sample cut along a axis and c axis at different temperatures.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.66-85
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• 2006

수열법으로 압전수정, 방해석 및 산화아연 단결정을 성장하고 각종 결함 및 성장된 단결정의 구조적, 화학적, 물리적 특성을 고찰하였다. 수열법은 직접 용융법으로 단결정을 성장할 수 없는 재료의 결정 성장에 많이 이용되며 수정의 경우, 융액의 점도가 매우 높고 유리화하는 성질이 있어 직접 용융으로 단결정을 성장할 수 없다. 방해석과 산화아연의 경우 용융하였을 때 분해되기 때문에 직접 용융법으로 단결정을 성장할 수 없어 수열법이 사용된다. 본 고찰에서는 수열법의 성장 원리와 성장 방법, 결함 검출 방법 및 물리적, 화학적 특성 측정 등을 다루었으며 또한 산업화 적용에 대하여 다루었다.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.26-38
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• 1991

The fundamental conditions for growing $r-6Bi_2O_3{\cdot}SiO_2$(BSO) single crystal plates by EFG(Edge-defined Film-fed Growth) method, were investigated and characterization, quality test, property measurement were performed for obtained BSO single crystal plates. The opti$\mu$ growing conditions determined in this study were as follows: ${\cdot}$temperature gradient;$24^{\circ}C/cm$ ${\cdot}$pulling rate;2.0mm/h. BSO Single crystal plates grown at the above optimum conditions did not include secondary phase or grain boundary and were confirmed as single crystals by X-ray analysis. IT was found that the single crystal plates had <100> growth direction. G defects, ie pore, void inclusion, striation, were not detected in the single crystal plate under polarizing microscope but dislocations(microscopic defect) were found and dislocation density was $5.1\times10^5/cm^2$.