Single-Crystal Growth of f-Electron Intermetallics in a Tetra-Arc Czochralski Furnace

• Authors: M. Szlawska , D. Kaczorowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The Czochralski technique has induced technological revolution in the electronic industry. It has also been widely used in the fundamental research area, as it allows obtaining high-quality single crystals of large variety of binary, ternary and multinary compounds. The unique tetra-arc Czochralski furnace installed at the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences in Wrocław, described in detail in the article, has been used to prepare a large number of single crystals of various Ce- and U-based intermetallic phases. Their excellent quality has facilitated advanced investigations of their anisotropic, often highly unusual physical properties.

Keywords

EN

06.60.Ei; 75.30.Gw

Discipline

• 06.60.Ei: Sample preparation (including design of sample holders)
• 75.30.Gw: Magnetic anisotropy

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 336-339

Dates

published

2013-08

Contributors

author

M. Szlawska

• Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P Nr 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland

author

D. Kaczorowski

• Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P Nr 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.124.336