Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 38, Issue 3, 288(2023)

Large-size CeF3 Crystal Growth by Heat Exchanger-Bridgman Method: Thermal Field Design and Optimization

Honghe MU1, Pengfei WANG1、*, Yufeng SHI1, Zhonghan ZHANG1、*, Anhua WU1,2, and Liangbi SU1,2
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  • 11. Key Laboratory of Transparent Opto-fuctional Inorganic Materials, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 22. Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Physical models of the furnace
    Unmelted seed crystal of CeF3 crystal
    Internal temperature distribution of the crucible corresponding to the heating elements of different lengths
    Temperature distributions inside the crucible corresponding to the partitions of different widths
    Thermal field distribution (left) and flow field distribution, interface shape (right) at different growth stages
    Pictures of polycrystalline extending from shouldering stage to the end of cylinder stage
    Thermal field distribution (left) and interface shape (right) in the shouldering stage
    Thermal field distribution (left) and interface shape (right) in the cylinder stage
    • Table 1. Thermophysical parameters of materials

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      Table 1. Thermophysical parameters of materials

      Physical properties Thermal conductivity/ (W·m-1·K-1) Density/(kg·m-3) Heat capacity/(J·kg-1·K-1) EmissivityAbsorption coefficient
      Vacuum2.4×10-42.9×10-3150--
      Molybdenum163.7-0.062T+9.72×10-6T210200250.780.4-
      Graphiteexp(-5.7×10-4T+4.5)19507100.8-
      Stainless Steel9.2+0.0175T-2×10-6T279305000.66-
      CeF3 melt0.532001470.8-900
      CeF3 crystal1.7258001064.52+0.198T+9.29×10-5T2-10
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    Honghe MU, Pengfei WANG, Yufeng SHI, Zhonghan ZHANG, Anhua WU, Liangbi SU. Large-size CeF3 Crystal Growth by Heat Exchanger-Bridgman Method: Thermal Field Design and Optimization [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(3): 288

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    Received: Aug. 15, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Pengfei WANG (wangpengfei@mail.sic.ac.cn), Zhonghan ZHANG (zhangzhonghan@mail.sic.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20220485

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