Challenges in the crystal growth of Li2FeSiO4
The high-pressure optical floating-zone method enables single crystal growth of the Pmnb high-temperature phase of Li2FeSiO4. The influence of growth conditions on crystal quality, phase homogeneity, and impurity formation in Li2FeSiO4 is studied. The use of different starting materials, i.e., eithe...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Journal of crystal growth
Year: 2021, Volume: 556, Pages: 1-5 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2020.125995 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2020.125995 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022024820305182 
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| Author Notes: | Waldemar Hergett, Christoph Neef, Hans-Peter Meyer, Rüdiger Klingeler |
| Summary: | The high-pressure optical floating-zone method enables single crystal growth of the Pmnb high-temperature phase of Li2FeSiO4. The influence of growth conditions on crystal quality, phase homogeneity, and impurity formation in Li2FeSiO4 is studied. The use of different starting materials, i.e., either the P121/n1 or the Pmn21 polymorph, as well as optimization of various growth conditions is investigated. Several mm3-sized high-quality single crystals are obtained by the choice of the Pmn21 polymorph as the starting material. A general challenge of Li2FeSiO4 crystal growth is polymorph control during crystallization. While the temperature gradient at the solid-liquid interface seems to have significant impact on stabilizing the Pmnb high-temperature phase, growth velocity has no evident effect. |
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| Item Description: | Publikationsdatum online: 19 December 2020 Im Text sind "2" und "4" tiefgestellt Gesehen am 26.02.2022 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2020.125995 |