INTEREST in irregularities observable in single crystals has arisen through the large discrepancies between the results of experimental studies of some of the physical properties of crystals and ...

Traditionally, melt-growth techniques, called the Bridgman and Czochralski ... However, controlling the crystal orientation is still challenging. These methods rely on the availability of proper ...

One of the better known methods, the Bridgman technique ... Ames Laboratory also has a special Bridgman furnace that allows crystal growth at higher pressures -- up to 15 Bar.

Garimella has designed the new software with the help of data from French-built crystal-growth experiments flown on four space shuttle flights ... An experimental and numerical study of the horizontal ...

Single crystals are normally fabricated beginning with a so-called "crystal seed." Conventional approaches, such as the Czochralski or Bridgman methods ... a colossal grain growth, reaching ...