Bulk Crystal Growth

Four Mirror Halogen Floating Zone Furnace

Jim Overhiser — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:10:38 +0000

Four Mirror Halogen Floating Zone Furnace Jim Overhiser Wed, 07/15/2020 - 16:10

T~200-2200 °C

P~ 10^-6 – 10 bar

Typical Max Temperature of ~2200 C. Maximum growth atmosphere pressure: 10 bar. Argon, Air, and Oxygen are standard gases, other available upon discussion with staff. Typical sample size: 4-8 mm diameter. Can be ~1-15 cm in length.

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Ultrahigh Temperature Midscale Induction Bridgman/CZ Furnace

Brenda Fisher — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:44:02 +0000

Ultrahigh Temperature Midscale Induction Bridgman/CZ Furnace Brenda Fisher Mon, 07/13/2020 - 12:44

Typical Max Temperature of 2000°C. Argon and High Vacuum (<10^-6 torr).

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

General Support Equipment

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:41:02 +0000

General Support Equipment rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 15:41

Argon Glovebox

An argon inert atmosphere glovebox is available for sample manipulations. Access to other synthesis, processing, and characterization tools available on a case-by-case basis.

Wire saw

STX-202A diamond wire saw for precision
cutting of oriented single crystals with 0.5-degree accuracy.

Diamond Blade Saw

Crystal Systems diamond wire saw for precision cutting of oriented single crystals with 0.5-degree accuracy.

Polisher

South Bay Technology polisher/grinder for processing samples prior to characterization (e.g., SEM micrograph acquisition) and physical properties measurements (e.g., resistance vs. temperature).

Scanning Electron Microscope

SEM with EDS option: JEOL JSM-IT100 SEM for micrograph acquisition with EDS attachment for elemental mapping.

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Spark Plasma Sintering

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:39:49 +0000

Spark Plasma Sintering rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 15:39

Typical Max Temperature of 2500 °C. Argon and High Vacuum (<10^-2 torr). Force load of 60 kN.

T: 100-2500 °C

P: 10^-2 torr - 1 atm

Force: 1-60 kN

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Multizone Chemical Vapor Transport (CVT) Furnaces

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:54:10 +0000

Multizone Chemical Vapor Transport (CVT) Furnaces rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:54

Furnaces containing from 1 to 3 controllable zones allowing for adjustable heat gradients.

Reactive and non-reactive gasses available upon discussion with staff.

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

TGA/DSC

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:52:37 +0000

TGA/DSC rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:52

Jointly collects thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry data from 25 to 1500 C under flowing Ar, N₂, O₂, and air.

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Real-time Tilting Laser Diode Optical Floating Zone Furnace

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:50:56 +0000

Real-time Tilting Laser Diode Optical Floating Zone Furnace rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:50

Typical Max Temperature of ~2200 °C.

Maximum growth atmosphere pressure: 10 bar.

Argon, Air, and Oxygen are standard gases, other available upon discussion with staff.

Typical sample size: 4-8 mm diameter. Can be ~1-15 cm in length.

T~200-2200 °C
P~ 10^-6 – 10 bar

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

High Pressure Supercritical Fluid Optical Floating Zone Furnace

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 18:49:07 +0000

High Pressure Supercritical Fluid Optical Floating Zone Furnace rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 14:49

Typical Max Temperature of ~3000°C.

Maximum growth atmosphere pressure: 300 bar.

Argon and Oxygen are standard gases, other available upon discussion with staff.

Typical sample size: 4-8 mm diameter. Can be ~1-10 cm in length.

300 bar High Pressure
T~200-3000 °C
P~ 10^-6 – 300 bar

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Four-Mirror Xenon Floating Zone Furnace

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:13:23 +0000

Four-Mirror Xenon Floating Zone Furnace rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 13:13

Typical Max Temperature of ~3000 °C.

Maximum growth atmosphere pressure: 10 bar.

Argon and Oxygen are standard gases, other available upon discussion with staff.

Typical sample size: 4-8 mm diameter. Can be ~1-15 cm in length.

T~1000-3000 °C
P~ 10^-6 – 10 bar

IQM instrument accessible by PARADIM users via existing agreement between IQM and PARADIM

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth

Powder X-ray Diffractometer

rlc12 — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 17:10:51 +0000

Powder X-ray Diffractometer rlc12 Thu, 08/01/2019 - 13:10

Equipped with a Cu radiation source and a strip detector allowing for statistically modellable powder diffraction data for collection times less than one hour.

IQM instrument accessible by PARADIM users via existing agreement between IQM and PARADIM

Instrument Scientist:

Mojammel Khan

Tool Area

Bulk Crystal Growth