Single-Crystal Growth of f-Electron Intermetallics in a Tetra-Arc Czochralski Furnace |
| M. Szlawska and D. Kaczorowski
Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P Nr 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland |
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| 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. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.124.336 PACS numbers: 06.60.Ei, 75.30.Gw |