Effect of liquid phase chemistry on single-crystal growth in PMN-35PT

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2286-2294

  Gorzkowski, Edward P ^a,b,c   Watanabe, Masashi ^a   Chan, Helen M ^a,b   Harmer, Martin P ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; GROWTH RATE; LIQUID PHASE CHEMISTRY; SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

CRYSTAL GROWTH;

EID: 33745324303     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.01061.x     Document Type: Article

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