Issue 30, 2016

The influence of oxygen partial pressure in the growth atmosphere on the coloration of SrTiO3 single crystal fibers

Abstract

A variety of SrTiO3 (STO) fibers have been grown by the laser-heated pedestal growth method to determine the influence of the oxygen partial pressure in the growth atmosphere and the composition of the feed material on the coloration of SrTiO3. Crystals grown in oxygen rich environments are typically brown and show high Sr/Ti-ratios. Decreasing oxygen partial pressure leads to less coloration and decreasing Sr/Ti-ratios. Growth under very low oxygen partial pressure produces crystals with blueish and greyish tints. By using a feed rod with Sr-excess in an atmosphere that contains about one vol% oxygen, colorless STO fibers can be produced. The main reason for the low transmittance in crystals grown in high oxygen partial pressures is probably off-stoichiometry and the formation of scattering centers from clustered vacancies. The formation energy of the metal vacancies is considerably higher in oxygen poor environments which hinders the formation of the scattering centers. This phenomenon is further prevented by Sr-excess in the feed material that compensates SrO(g) evaporating from the melt.

Graphical abstract: The influence of oxygen partial pressure in the growth atmosphere on the coloration of SrTiO3 single crystal fibers

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 May 2016
Accepted
14 Jun 2016
First published
14 Jun 2016

CrystEngComm, 2016,18, 5658-5666

The influence of oxygen partial pressure in the growth atmosphere on the coloration of SrTiO3 single crystal fibers

F. Kamutzki, C. Guguschev, D. J. Kok, R. Bertram, U. Juda and R. Uecker, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 5658 DOI: 10.1039/C6CE01109H

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