Finite Element Simulation of Temperature Distribution in Growth Chamber for Verneuil‐Grown SrTiO3 Crystal

Abstract

The work demonstrates combustion characteristics in growth chamber for Verneuil‐grown SrTiO3 crystal with two‐tube burner. Finite element (FE) simulation is performed to analyze the temperature distribution and its influencing factors. The central oxygen flows outward along the radial direction and reacts to hydrogen surrounding crystal, and the best ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is 2.5. The ratio less than 2.5 leads to increasing the center temperature of molten cap and greater than 2.5 leads to increasing the temperature around the molten cap, which probably causes the overflow problem. The surface temperature of molten cap increases first and then decreases gradually with the decreasing nozzle aperture of oxygen. The best diameter of nozzle aperture of oxygen is 4.5 mm. The surface temperature of molten cap is mainly related to the diameter of oxygen nozzle and the flow rate of oxygen. This work opens the stable growth process and the possibility for the industrial growth of large high quality SrTiO3 single crystals.