• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.74-79
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• 1994

The characteristics of the type I and type II SHG in LiB305 crystals grown by TSSG method have been investigated using 1064 nm beam from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The measured phase matching angles and angular acceptance bandwidths were $\theta_m=90^{\circ}, \phi_m=11.6^{\circ}$, <$\delta\theta_{int}L_{1/2}=3.3^{\circ}-cm^{1/2}, \theta\phi_{int}L=0.27^{\circ}-cm^{1/2}$ for type I SHG and $\theta_m=20^{\circ}, \phi_m=90^{\circ}$, TEX>$\delta\theta_{int}L_=0.65^{\circ}-cm, \theta\phi_{int}L^{1/2}=3.5^{\circ}-cm^{1/2}$ for type II SHG, respectively. Thp. type I NCPM temperature of 1064 nm beam was found to be $149^{\circ}C$ with the temperature bandwidth $\DeltaTL$of $4.8^{\circ}C-cm$. An energy conversion efficiency of about 1.8% with 2.6 mm thick LBO crystal at an incident power of TEX>$171 MW/\textrm{cm}^2$ was demonstrated. The measured $d_{32} was 0.74\pm0.05 pm/V$..

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.93-99
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• 1994

Growth form and surface morphology of NYAB single crystal grown by TSSG technique using a K2O/3MoOS/0.5B203 flux was investigated. In the crystal grown from <100> or <120> seed, prismatic and (101) faces were well developed with different size each other. (001) face was also developed in the crystal grown from <001> seed. While growth hillocks were observed on the prismatic face of the crystal grown from <100> seed, surface striations parallel to neighbor (101) faces were formed on that face of the crystal grown from <001> seed. The (101) faces were grown by two dimensional nucleation growth. (001) face which was developed at slow growth velocity of [001] direction was grown by screw dislocation Anisotropy of growth velocity as to seed orientation affected on crystal morphology and surface morphology.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.396-400
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• 1998

The physical properties of KLN single crystals very significantly according to the $Nb_2O_5$ content in grown crystal, therefore, it is very important to control the composition of KLN single crystals. In this study, KLN single crystals of high content $Nb_2O_5$ were grown by temperature fluctuation and TSSG (Top-seeded solution growth) methods with increasing the $Nb_2O_5$ content of starting solution. To investigate the existence of defect due to the increase of $Nb_2O_5$ content, dielectric and optical properties were measured. Due to the increase of defects in grown KLN single crystal, the shift of cutoff-frequency to lower energy and a broad Curie range, which shows the DPT (diffuse phase transition) characteristics, were observed.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.396-401
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• 1999

In the present paper, potassium lithium niobate(KLN) crystals have been grown along <001>, <100> and <110> directions by the top seeded solution growth (TSSG) method from Li-richer melts with different compositions. The morphologies of KLN crystals grown along different directions have been studied, and the well-developed facets have been unambiguously indexed using X-ray goniometer and stereographic projection analysis. The growth mechanism and defects such as cracks and inclusions were discussed on the basis of observations of facets on the crystal-solution interfaces. The crystal compositions were determined by a chemical analysis method. The structure and lattice constants of KLN crystals were determined and calculated on the basis of XRD data by using TREOR90 and PIRUM programs. The Curie temperature and optical absorption were determined by dielectric constant peak and spectrum measurements. respectively. The blue second harmonic generation (SHG) characteristics of KLN sample were also investigated using a pulsed dye laser.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.522-527
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• 2019

In order to fabricate high-quality SiC substrates for power electronic devices, various single crystal growing methods were prepared. These include the physical vapor transport (PVT) and top seeded solution growth (TSSG) methods. All the suggested SiC growth methods generally use induction-heating furnaces. The temperature distribution in this system can be easily adjusted by changing the hot-zone design. Moreover, precise temperature control in the induction-heating furnace is favorably required to grow a high-quality crystal. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the heat transfer in these furnaces to grow SiC crystals. As the growth temperature of SiC crystals is very high, we evaluated the effect of radiation heat transfer on the temperature distribution in induction-heating furnaces. Based on our simulation results, a heat transfer strategy that controls the radiation heat transfer was suggested to obtain the optimal temperature distribution in the PVT and TSSG methods.

• Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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• 1997.06a
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• pp.149-155
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• 1997

We have successfully grown colorless and transparent Rb-doped potassium niobate (KRN) single crystals using the top seeded solution growth(TSSG) technique. In our crystal growth experiments, the Rb doping concentrations within the melt range from 2-15 mol% relative to that of Nb$_2$O5. Atomic absorption measurements indicate that the Rb content in the KRN solid solution is rather low; the Rb segregation coefficient is found to be on the order of 0.05. It is believed that this is due to the relatively much larger Rb+ ionic radius compared to that of K+, rendering it more difficult for Rb to replace K in the KNbO$_3$(KN) host lattice. Preliminary single-pass second harmonic generation (SHG) experimental results indicate that there exists marginal improvement in the phase-matching temperature tolerance of KRN compared to that of pure Kn single crystals.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.270-278
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• 1995

Nd : YAl3(BO3)4 (NYAB) single crystal has been developed for green laser. In this experiment, we found K2O/3MoO3/0.5B2O3 to be a suitable flux for NYAB crystal growth, and grew NYAB crystal by TSSG method using this flux. By varying the cooling rate of solution, seed orientation, and rotation speed, the effects of these growth conditions on the crystal quality and its morphology were examined. Suitable growth conditiions were a cooling rate slower than 2.4$^{\circ}C$/day, the rotation speed of 25~30 rpm, and the <001> seed orienttion. The phases of grown crystal, coexisting and volatile materials were investigated by X-ray diffraction. In addition, the possiblity of laser action was examined by UV analysis.

• Korean Journal of Crystallography
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2003

(Ba/sub 1-x/Sr/sub x/)TiO₃ (BST, 0.4< x <0.65) single crystals were successfully grown by the TSSG (Top-Seeded Solution Growth) method, using a commercial [100] SrTiO₃ or as-grown [100] BST single crystals as seed crystals. To obtain the BST single crystals with various compositions x, the Ba/sr molar ratios in the solutions were systematically controlled while the Ti ion content among all cations was fixed at 67 mol%. A linear regression curve between their x values and the molar ratios of Sr/(Ba + Sr) in the solutions could be obtained, which in turn could used to select the initial composition to produce BST crystal with an aimed x value. In addition, the isothermal growth was found more effective for obtaining a compositional uniformity than a slow cooling process.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.249-256
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• 1994

By surface structure and X-ray topographic observation, growth mechanism of NAB single crystal grown by TSSG technique using a BaB4O7 flux was studied. Surface structure of grown crystals were investigated by optical microscope. Growth history and crystal defects included within grown crystal were investigated using X-ray topography. The {001} faces were grown by 2-D nucleation growth. As decreasing cooling rate, growth mechanism of {111} and {11} was changed from 2-D nucleation growth to the growth by screw dislocation. Only surface striations developed parallel to a-axis were observed on {010} faces. Growth sector of NAB crystals were divided into {001}, {111}, {010}, {021}, {11}. The inclusion which was usually trapped between {001} faces was investigated.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.643-650
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• 1993

NdAl3(BO3)4 have been developed for miniature solid state laser material. Single crystals of NdAl3(BO3)4 were grown by TSSG technique using BaB4O7 flux. The effects of growth conditions such as cooling rate, seed orientation and rotation speed on crystal quality and the morphology were studied. At the cooling rate of 2.4$^{\circ}C$/day and the crystal rotation speed of 30~40rpm with the seed orientation in <201> or <100> directions, transparent and light violet colored crystals in size of 10$\times$15$\times$20㎣ with well developed {010}, {111}, {111}, {021}, {001}, {102}, {112}, {021} faces were obtained. By X-ray diffraction analysis, the space group was determined as C2/c, and the X-ray powder data was obtained.