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Recent developments in the design and construction of the cold crucible

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The concept of the cold crucible is critically re-examined. In order to overcome some of the more serious limitations of the Hukin design, consideration is given to a return to the synthetic crucible; that is one put together from (identical) individual parts. The important features of such a crucible are compared and contrasted with those of one carved from the solid.

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  1. Department of Physics, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    B. A. Smith & B. Denton

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The essential features of this paper were presented at the Second European Conference on Crystal Growth, Lancaster University, September, 1979.

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Smith, B.A., Denton, B. Recent developments in the design and construction of the cold crucible. J Mater Sci 15, 2515–2519 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00550755

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