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Flux Method for Preparing Crystals
Athena S. Sefat
Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering
mm scale
Main Group Compounds
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If you know how to cook, you can create what you want.
Pizza Seafood Stew
If you can make samples, then you can pursue the science that appeals to you: Magnetic materials, metals, insulators, superconductors, etc.
!! Why materials synthesis?
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!! Definition of crystal?
Spatial extent of the ordered regions (crystallites):
Crystal poly-/micro-crystalline nanocrystalline amorphous ~ mm ~ µm ~ nm < nm
In a crystal, the constituent atoms are arranged in an orderly repeating pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions.
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!! Why single crystals?
•! Aesthetics – gemstones
Diamond
Sapphire
Al2O3 with ~ 0.01 % Ti & Fe
Ruby
Al2O3 with ~ 1% Cr
C
Emerald Be3Al2(SiO3)6 With Cr or V dopants
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!! Why single crystals?
•! Find intrinsic properties (no grain boundaries, anisotropic)
•! Application in devices
Silicon chips YAG-lasers Nd:Y3Al5O12
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B. R. Pamplin, Crystal Growth, Pergamonpress (1980).
!! What are the crystal growth techniques?
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Issues: • Induce a phase transition – homogeneous gas phase to solid + unsaturated gas • Control conditions for supersaturation, usually by control of temperature gradients
!! What are the crystal growth techniques?
Growth from gas phase – ‘precipitation’ from gas phase •! solid ! gas ! xtal • Chemical vapor transport – need a transport agent • Pulsed laser deposition – need a substrate or seed
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Growth from a mixture of solids (no melting) • kinetic and thermodynamic factors are important
Issues: • Crystals are micron size •! Phase segregation, grain boundaries
!! What are the crystal growth techniques?
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Growth from the liquid phase •! solid ! liquid ! solid • Variations are Bridgman, Czochralski (pulling), Kyropoulos (top seeding), Verneuil (flame fusion), tri-arc, skull melting, image float-zone
Issues: • Induce a phase transition – liquid to solid • Control of temperature and gradients • High melting points > 2000 °C (confirmation of melting!) • Reactivity of crucible • Control nucleation (seed crystal)
!! What are the crystal growth techniques?
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!! What are the crystal growth techniques?
Growth from solution – precipitation from supersaturated solution • Aqueous & organic solvents • Inorganic solvent (flux, high T) • Hydrothermal (high P & T)
Issues: • induce a phase transition – homogeneous solution to solid + unsaturated solution • control conditions for supersaturation–concentration (evaporation of solvent), temperature (solubility or saturation is a function of temperature) • reactivity of container (crucible) • inclusion of solvent in crystals
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Advantages: -! Grow congruently and incongruently melting materials -! Need relatively simple equipment -! Has short growth-time scales - Need small amounts of materials
Disadvantages: - Not too large a crystal (mm to cm)
!! Why solution growth?
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e.g. Rock candy
•! Find the right solvent and dissolve the starting materials
•! Crystallize with time and temperature
Important: Solvent should have reasonable solubility & Diffusivity
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"! Flux Growth is solution growth at high temperature "! Flux (melt; solvent) can be metals (Ni, Fe, etc.), oxides (B2O3, Bi2O3), hydroxides (KOH, NaOH), salts (BaO, PbO, PbF2), eutectic binaries
e.g. Rock candy
•! Find the right solvent and dissolve the starting materials
•! Crystallize with time and temperature
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Key characteristics for fluxes "! Have low melting temperature "! Be easily separated from the products "! Not form stable compounds with the reactants "! Have a large difference between boiling & melting temp.
e.g. Rock candy
•! Find the right solvent and dissolve the starting materials
•! Crystallize with time and temperature
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!! What are flux growth needs? glove box
-! Elements - Cutting tools
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borosilicate glass (Pyrex) 515 820 gold 1013 1064 silica (quartz) 1200 1853 platinum 1720 1770 alumina (Al2O3) 1900 2072 zirconia (ZrO2) 2000 2700 magnesia (MgO) 2400 2852 tantalum 1400 3017
Tmax (°C) Tmelting (°C)
-! Crucibles -! Tubes (reaction under ambient conditions not possible)
!! What are flux growth needs?
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Alkali & alkaline-earth metals Ta, steel Al, Ga Al2O3, MgO, BeO Mg MgO, Ta, graphite or steel Cu, Ag, Au graphite, MgO, Al2O3, Ta Fe, Co, Ni Al2O3, ZrO2 Zn, Cd, Hg Al2O3 In Al2O3, Ta Rare-earth metals Ta, Mo, W, BeO Bi, Sn Al2O3, SiO2, graphite Sb SiO2, graphite
Elements Container & tube choices
!! What are flux growth needs?
-! Crucibles -! Tubes (reaction under ambient conditions not possible)
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-! Arc melt
!! What are flux growth needs?
- Glass sealing station
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SiC heating elements (Tmax= 1500 °C) MoSi2 heating elements (Tmax = 1700 °C)
!! What are flux growth needs?
-! Furnaces
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- Chemical etchers (e.g. for Al, use NaOH; for Ga or In, use HCl) - Mechanical removal tools
!! What are flux growth needs?
-! Centrifuges
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!! What are flux growth needs?
-! Energy dispersive spectrometer -! X-ray diffractometer (powder or single crystal)
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Growth of single crystals from molten metal fluxes Fisk, Z. and Remeika, JP
Gschneidner Jr, KA and Eyring, L. (eds) (1989) Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths
12 , p. 53. Elsevier , Amsterdam
!! Where to start?
#! (1) Review basic literature on flux growth
Paul C. Canfield
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e.g. reactivity, toxicity, general properties
!! Where to start?
#! (2) Learn about the elements
Atmosphere control may be crucial – i.e. samples can’t be made in air!
La: “ forms a hydrated oxide with moisture in air
‘Wikipedia’ descriptions…
As: “poisonous”; “frequently used for murder…”
Na: “burns with a yellow flame; reacts violently with water, oxidizes in air”
P: “high reactivity; widely used in explosives, nerve agents, friction matches, fireworks” Ba: “reacts exothermically with oxygen, & violently with water” K: “oxidizes rapidly in air; very reactive with water; burns in contact with skin”
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Ca 590 197 842 1494 1.55 Sr 550 215 769 1382 2.63 Ba 503 222 729 1805 3.59
IE (kJ/mol) metal radius (pm) Tmelt(°C) Tboil (°C) D20°C(g/cm3)
!! Where to start?
#! (2) Learn about the elements
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Same structure-types may give similar physical properties!
!! Where to start?
#! (3) Find structure data
e.g. Fe-based superconductor (BaFe1.84Co0.16As2) has ThCr2Si2 structure. Explore other Fe-based compounds with this structure:
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-! Binary diagrams are a good start (may be your only option)
-! Ternary, quaternary growths generally involve educated guesses.
!! Where to start?
#! (4) Find the existing phase diagrams
Let’s review a few binary phase diagrams
…detour
Ca-Ag Ba-Ag
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Eutectic point: - Minima in liquid region - Easily accessible liquid region
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Congruent reaction: Transformation from a homogeneous liquid to a homogenous solid
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Peritectic reaction: - Melt incongruently, i.e. decompose into a mixed solid and a liquid phase
liquidus-solidus line for BaAg2, BaAg, etc.
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!! Where to start? #! (5) Find a good metallic flux for crystal growth
A good flux (a) has a low melting temperature, (b) has a good solubility for the elements, (c) does not enter crystal as inclusions, & (d) does not create competing phases, etc.
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Review of some metallic fluxes Al •! Tmelt = 660 °C
•! attacks silica •! spin off Al in silica tubes or use NaOH
e.g. RB4, YbAlB4, RB6, RBe13, RAl3, TiB2, CeSi2-x
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Ga •! Tmelt = 30 °C •! tends to wet surfaces of grown crystal •! forms compounds with rare-earths
e.g. RSb, R2Pt4Ga8
Review of some metallic fluxes
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In •! Tmelt = 157 °C •! Proven to be a good flux for ThCr2Si2-types •! TC = 3.4 K
e.g. CeCu2Ge2, CeNi2Ge2, TyCu2Si2
Review of some metallic fluxes
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Sn; Pb •! Tmelt = 232 °C; 327 °C •! form RPb3, RSn3 phases •! TC = 3.7 K; 7.2 K
e.g. YbCu2Si2, TiNiSn, MnSnNi, RSb; RBiPt, RPbPt
Review of some metallic fluxes
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Sb •! Tmelt = 630 °C •! stability of R-Sb phases
e.g. RSb2, U3Sb4Pt3, PtSb2
Review of some metallic fluxes
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Review of some metallic fluxes
Zn Tmelt = 420 °C e.g. InSb, GaSb, InAs, Si, Ge Bi Tmelt = 272 °C e.g. UPt3, PtMnSb, NiMnSb, UAl3, GaP, ZnSiP2, CdSiP2
Cu Tmelt = 1085 °C e.g. RPh4B4, RCu2Si2, V3Si, RIr2, UIr3
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!! What are some examples? (I) How to make Si? (Tmelt = 1412 °C)
Let’s aim for max temperature of our furnace of ~ 1000 °C Look up solvents that are low melting: Bi, Sn, Zn, Ga, Al
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(1) How to make Si? (Tmelt = 1412 °C)
Let’s aim for max temperature of our furnace of ~ 1000 °C Look up solvents that are low melting: Bi, Sn, Zn, Ga, Al
Place Al:Si = 60:40 into Al2O3
Best solvent
!! What are some examples?
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(2) How to make CeSb2? Melts incongruently
!! What are some examples?
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(2) How to make CeSb2? Melts incongruently
L + CeSb2
Ce:Sb = 10:90
use alumina crucible
!! What are some examples?
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(3) How to make Ce2Sb? Melts incongruently
Ce:Sb = 85:15
use Ta crucible
!! What are some examples?
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(4) How to make CeSb? Melts congruently at 1820 °C
-! Melt growth technique -! Excess Ce flux -! Excess Sb flux -! a 3rd metal flux?
!! What are some examples?
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(4) How to make CeSb? Melts congruently at 1820 °C
-! Melt growth technique -! Excess Ce flux -! Excess Sb flux -! a 3rd metal flux?
Sn is a good choice
!! What are some examples?
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•! Sn is a low-melting element that offered good solubility for both Sb and Ce
Low Tmelt of SnxSby Have Ce dilute in Sn
1100 °C
800 °C
e.g. Try Ce:Sb:Sn = 5:5:95
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- Ternary phase diagram not known - Arsenic has a high vapor pressure (~600 °C, 1 atm)
- Look for binary phase diagrams: Ba-Fe, Fe-As, Ba-As
!! What are some of my research examples?
Growth of BaFe2As2
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Ba-As
Ba has little solubility of Fe at T< 2000 °C
FeAs melts congruently at 1042 °C
1st, make FeAs
700 °C (dwell 6 hrs)
1065 °C (10 hrs)
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2nd, put Ba(FeAs)5 in alumina crucible, in silica
1180°C (dwell 15 hrs)
1090°C
AT2As2 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba;
T = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni)
[001]
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 117004 (2008). Physica C 469, 350 (2009).
mm scale
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BaT2As2
a c
b
I4/mmm
Z. Naturforsch. B 36 (1981), 1668. ~ 7.4 % volume collapse
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 117004 (2008). Phys. Rev. B 79, 024512; 094429; 224524; 144523 (2009). Physica C 469, 350 (2009).
Cr Mn
Fe Co
Ni
TC = 22 K
BaFe2-xCoxAs2 BaFe2-xCrxAs2
BaT2As2
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Growth of GdMn2Al10
- Ternary phase diagram not known
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Try Gd:Mn:Al = 0.04: 0.08: 0.88
1:2:10
Al GdMn2Al10
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Mn
Al
P4/nmm
Z. Naturforsch. 53b (1998), 673. Phys. Rev. B 76 (2007), 174419.
GdMn2.39(2)Al9.61(2)
+ Mn ~ 0.2
GdMn2.21(4)Al9.79(4)
GdMn2Al10
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Cmmm
I4/mmm
Ce Au
Si
[001]
CeAu4Si2
CeAu2Si2
Tc " 3.3 K
*TN = 9 K
* TN = 4 K, 8.1 K Physica B, 378 (2006), 812 J. Magn. Mag. Mater 272-276 (2004), e405.
Growth of CeAuxSi2
[010]
J. Solid State Chem. 181, 282 (2008).
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CeAu4Si2
CeAu2Si2
Two step growth: 1)! First melt Au and Si together at ~ 1400 °C using an arc melt 2) Seal Ce and Au-Si in silica, soak & slow cool for crystal growth
Grown out of Au-Si eutectic CeAuxSi2
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R
VSb6
Sb
Pbcm
R = Nd
. [100]
5.4 %
Growth of RVSb3
Phys. Rev. B, 65 (2001), 014421. J. Magn. Mag. Mater. 320, 120 (2008).
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R
T
Zn1, Zn2,3
R-3m
a b
R = Gd, T = Co
. [001]
1 mm
Chem. Mater. 14 (2002), 2725.
Y2Co3Al14 Tmag = 6 K
TN = 32 K Gd2Co3Al14
Initial melt of R:Co:Zn = 8:12:80; 6:11:83
J. Magn. Mag. Mater. 320, (2008), 1035.
Growth of R2Co3Zn14
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Concluding remarks:
$!You can try to discover, and design that allow you to pursue the specific science that interest you.
$! Hope that you want to get in a synthesis lab and attempt crystal growth!
$! Although flux growth technique is less predictable than conventional crystal growth methods, the discovery of new materials may be made unexpectedly!