Top-Seeded Solution Growth, Morphology, and Properties of a Polar Crystal Cs2TeMo3O12
Top-Seeded Solution Growth, Morphology, and Properties of a Polar Crystal Cs2TeMo3O12
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DOI:
10.1021/cg200050g
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发表时间:
2011-04
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3.8
通讯作者:
Junjie Zhang;X. Tao;Youxuan Sun;Zhonghan Zhang;Chengqian Zhang;Zeliang Gao;Haibing Xia;S. Xia
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作者:
Junjie Zhang;X. Tao;Youxuan Sun;Zhonghan Zhang;Chengqian Zhang;Zeliang Gao;Haibing Xia;S. Xia
Single crystals of the polar hexagonal tungsten oxide (HTO) material Cs2TeMo3O12 with dimensions up to 20 × 20 × 16 mm3 were grown successfully through a top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) method using a TeO2−MoO3 mixture as a self-flux. The Cs2TeMo3O12 crystals grown from a solution with a low concentration exhibit {0002}, {1010}, and {1011} facets, which are in good accordance with the predicted growth morphology based upon the Bravais−Friedel and Donnay−Harker (BFDH) methods. However, the crystals grown from solution with a high concentration show additional {1012} facets, which are not predicted. Crystals grown by using the [0001]-oriented seed have more regular shapes as compared with those grown by using the [2110]-oriented seed. Cs2TeMo3O12 crystallizes in the polar hexagonal space group P63 (no. 173). The result of the high-resolution X-ray diffraction indicates that the full-width at half-maximum (fwhm) of the rocking curve is 18.96′′. Thermal analysis and powder X-ray diffraction demonstra...