Crystals (Apr 2020)

Flux Single Crystal Growth of BaFe<sub>12−x</sub>Ti<sub>x</sub>O<sub>19</sub> with Titanium Gradient

  • Vladimir E. Zhivulin,
  • Evgeny A. Trofimov,
  • Olga V. Zaitseva,
  • Dmitry A. Zherebtsov,
  • Danil A. Uchaev,
  • Denis A. Vinnik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10040264
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 4
p. 264

Abstract

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Titanium substituted barium hexaferrite BaFe12−xTixO19 single crystal was grown by the top seeded solution growth method from flux on the seed with controlled cooling below 1175 °C. Titanium substitution level gradient in the single crystal in the vertical and horizontal directions was studied. Two planes were cut and polished. A justification for the linear gradient of Ti substitution in a BaFe12−xTixO19 single crystal is proposed; substitution levels in the center and periphery were determined. It was shown that upon growth by the top seeded solution growth method, crystals with a linear Ti substitution level gradient from x = 0.73 to x = 0.77 for a distance of 11 mm along pulling direction were obtained. The study led to the conclusion about the relationship of the gradient and changes in the composition of the nutrient solution.

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