ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract Uniform single crystals of Mn3O4 have been grown over a wide range of growth conditions by vapour hydrolysis of manganese chloride onto (001) cleavage faces of magnesium oxide in an air/water vapour atmosphere. The growth has been shown to be much less temperature dependent than other transition metal oxides grown by this technique, and, in contrast, is markedly dependent on the ratio of air pressure to water vapour pressure. The crystals have been examined by optical and X-ray diffraction techniques, revealing their growth characteristics and perfection, and are compared with other crystals grown by similar techniques. The lattice parameters have been shown to vary by only 0.1 % over the range of growth conditions used, with an average value ofa=5.762,c=9.463 Å.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00562157
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