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Zirconate pyrochlore frustrated magnets : crystal growth by the floating zone technique

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Ciomaga Hatnean, Monica, Decorse, Claudia, Lees, Martin R., Petrenko, Oleg and Balakrishnan, Geetha (2016) Zirconate pyrochlore frustrated magnets : crystal growth by the floating zone technique. Crystals, 6 (7). 79. doi:10.3390/cryst6070079

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Abstract

This article reviews recent achievements on the crystal growth of a new series of pyrochlore oxides—lanthanide zirconates, which are frustrated magnets with exotic magnetic properties. Oxides of the type A2B2O7 (where A = Rare Earth, B = Ti, Mo) have been successfully synthesised in single crystal form using the floating zone method. The main difficulty of employing this technique for the growth of rare earth zirconium oxides A2Zr2O7 arises from the high melting point of these materials. This drawback has been recently overcome by the use of a high power Xenon arc lamp furnace for the growth of single crystals of Pr2Zr2O7. Subsequently, large, high quality single crystals of several members of the zirconate family of pyrochlore oxides A2Zr2O7 (with A = La -> Gd) have been grown by the floating zone technique. In this work, the authors give an overview of the crystal growth of lanthanide zirconates. The optimum conditions used for the floating zone growth of A2Zr2O7 crystals are reported. The characterisation of the crystal boules and their crystal quality is also presented.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Physics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Crystal growth , Fluorspar , Fluorspar--Magnetic properties
Journal or Publication Title: Crystals
Publisher: M D P I AG
ISSN: 2073-4352
Official Date: 11 July 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
11 July 2016Published
1 July 2016Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 19 April 2017
Volume: 6
Number: 7
Article Number: 79
DOI: 10.3390/cryst6070079
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant number: EP/M028771/1

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