Acquisition of a Traveling Solvent Floating Zone Furnace for Research and Education

9975898黑石这笔赠款将部分支持购买浮动区成像炉，该熔炉是为生长高质量晶体而提议的，通过加强和促进圣母大学科学和工程学院的研究人员的努力，支持材料研究。收购这一系统的动机是补充和极大地扩展大学的晶体生长能力。这些不同的研究计划的共同要求是需要高质量的块状单晶用于基本材料性质的研究，其尺寸足以允许使用复杂的本地探测器，包括：Muon自旋旋转(MSR)、非弹性中子衍射、拉曼散射、穆斯堡尔谱扫描隧道显微镜(STM)和核磁共振，以及更常见的技术，如磁光研究、SQUID磁测量、磁传输、微波共振(ESR)以及随场和温度变化的微波表面电阻。在即将生长的材料中，有高温超导体、新型钙钛矿化合物、硼砂和电光材料。该设备将丰富研究生和本科生在非常需要的领域的培训和教育，加工具有科学和技术重要性的材料。%这是一项最重要的收获，将显著提高晶体生长能力和学生的培训。

9975898BlacksteadThis grant will support in part the acquisition of a float-zone image furnace is proposed for the growth of high quality crystals to support materials research by augmenting and facilitating efforts of researchers from the Colleges of Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. The motivation for the acquisition of this system is to supplement and greatly extend the crystal growth capability at the University. The common requirement of these various research programs is the need for high quality bulk single crystals for fundamental materials properties studies, of sufficient size to permit the use of sophisticated local probes, including: Muon Spin Rotation (mSR), inelastic neutron diffraction, Raman scattering, Mossbauer spectroscopy Scanning -Tunneling Microscopy (STM), and nuclear magnetic resonance as well as the more common techniques such as Magneto-optical studies, SQUID magnetometry, magneto-transport, microwave resonance (ESR), and field and temperature dependent microwave surface resistance. Among the materials to be grown are high temperature superconductors, novel perovskite compounds, boracites and materials for electro-optics.This equipment will enrich the training and education of graduate and undergraduate students in a very needy area, processing of scientifically and technologically important materials.%%%This is a most important acquisition, which will significantly enhance crystal growth capability and training of students.