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Heteroepitaxial growth of PMN-PT thin films on SrTiO3 buffered III-V semiconductor GaAs by pulsed laser deposition

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128070

Xiaona Du , Xin Ning

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Detailed study of HVPE-GaN doped with silicon

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128069

M. Amilusik , T. Sochacki , A. Jaroszynska , M. Fijalkowski , B. Lucznik , M. Iwinska , M. Zajac , D. Wlodarczyk , R. Jakiela , M. Bockowski

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About crystal growth of hybrid bromide perovskite single crystals

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128067

Silvia Rizzato , Marianna Testa , Massimo Moret

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ZnO-Nd2O3 nanocomposites: Solution combustion synthesis, structural studies and UV assisted photocatalytic degradation of paracetamol

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128056

Nidhi Sharma, Sumita Sood

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Effect of UHV annealing on morphology and roughness of sputtered Si(1 1 1)-(7 × 7) surfaces

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128055

Jagadish Chandra Mahato , Anupam Roy , Rajib Batabyal , Debolina Das , Rahul Gorain , Tuya Dey , B.N. Dev

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Optical and structural characteristics of AlInN/GaN superlattices with varying AlInN fractions

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128054

Haotian Xue, Elia Palmese, Ben J. Sekely, Dakota Gray-Boneker, Antonio Gonzalez, Daniel J. Rogers, Brian D. Little, Fred A. Kish, Jr, John F. Muth, Jonathan J. Wierer, Jr

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Microwave-assisted sol-gel synthesis of Li-Co doped zinc oxide nanoparticles: Investigating the effects of codoping on structural, optical, and magnetic properties for spintronic applications 微波辅助溶胶-凝胶合成掺杂锂-钴的纳米氧化锌颗粒：研究编码掺杂对自旋电子应用的结构、光学和磁学特性的影响

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128053

Kaushlendra Pandey , Manoj Kumar , Sunil Chauhan , Ravi Shankar Raman

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A modified microscopic cellular automaton model for the simulation of microstructure evolution during solidification/melting of nickel-based superalloys

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128052

Zhentao Wang, Zhixian Chen, Qingyu Zhang, Xiaonan Wang

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Synthesis of α-Al2O3 nanosize by combustion reaction using sucrose and graphene oxide as fuel precursors

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128048

Vu T. Tan , La The Vinh , Nguyen Hoang Tuan , Nguyen Van Doan , Tran Tuan Diep , Pham Van Tuan

{"title":"Synthesis of α-Al2O3 nanosize by combustion reaction using sucrose and graphene oxide as fuel precursors","authors":"Vu T. Tan , La The Vinh , Nguyen Hoang Tuan , Nguyen Van Doan , Tran Tuan Diep , Pham Van Tuan","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nano-sized particles were generated employing a combustion reaction using sucrose and graphene oxide as fuel precursors. The synthesized α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> material was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), brunauer-emmett-teller (BET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. XRD study identified α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanocrystals from aluminum oxide. The results of the SEM and TEM investigations demonstrated that the sucrose samples had particle sizes in the nanoscale range. The study found that higher sucrose concentrations resulted in smaller α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> particles. The α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nano-powder had an average diameter of less than 30 nm. Sucrose and GO were coupled for the first time to fabricate nanosized α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders. The findings may pave the way for new methods of producing stable aluminum nanoparticles in α-phase, which might be useful in a variety of applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"652 ","pages":"Article 128048"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143183758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Data-driven feasibility study of VGF β-Ga2O3 growth under traveling magnetic fields

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128049

Gagan Kumar Chappa, Milena Petković, Natasha Dropka

{"title":"Data-driven feasibility study of VGF β-Ga2O3 growth under traveling magnetic fields","authors":"Gagan Kumar Chappa, Milena Petković, Natasha Dropka","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128049","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2024.128049","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Numerical simulations were conducted to examine the impact of a traveling magnetic field on the vertical gradient freeze growth of β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> crystals within a coated sapphire crucible under an argon-oxygen atmosphere. The research aimed to enhance β-Ga<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> crystal growth by achieving a flatter solid–liquid interface through the application of Lorentz forces generated by KRIST <span><math><mover><mrow><mi>MAG</mi></mrow><mo>∼</mo></mover></math></span>® heaters. Furthermore, the study sought to identify a coating material that is chemically resistant and has a minimal effect on the magnitude of the Lorentz force.</div><div>To derive an equation that relates the Lorentz force with key growth parameters, we utilized SISSO, a machine learning technique combining symbolic regression and compressed sensing. The numerical results indicated that an upward traveling magnetic field significantly modifies the solid–liquid interface shape by counteracting buoyancy, enhancing vortex strength, and flattening the previously convex interface. The Pt-Rh alloy coating demonstrated minimal impact on the Lorentz force magnitude. Lorentz force exhibited a quadratic dependence on AC, periodic with a phase shift, and an asymmetric Gaussian profile with frequency.</div><div>Compressed sensing, along with numerical data, produced a broadly applicable and interpretable equation for predicting Lorentz force values in the VGF growth setup, identifying phase shift as a crucial variable.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"652 ","pages":"Article 128049"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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