TY - JOUR
T1 - The flux growth of magnesium silicate perovskite single crystals
AU - Dobson, David P.
AU - Jacobsen, Steven D.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - We present a flux-growth method for growing large, strain- and inclusion-free single crystals of perovskite-type (Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al O3 in a multi-anvil apparatus. Molten NaCl is used as the flux and the temperature is cycled at -25 GPa to enhance grain growth. In this way, we have synthesized high-quality subhedral perovskite crystals in excess of 300 micrometers of pure Mg, or Fe- and Al-bearing compositions with minimal Na-contamination from the flux. Single-crystal structure refinement of the MgSiO3-perovskite demonstrates the quality of the crystals.
AB - We present a flux-growth method for growing large, strain- and inclusion-free single crystals of perovskite-type (Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al O3 in a multi-anvil apparatus. Molten NaCl is used as the flux and the temperature is cycled at -25 GPa to enhance grain growth. In this way, we have synthesized high-quality subhedral perovskite crystals in excess of 300 micrometers of pure Mg, or Fe- and Al-bearing compositions with minimal Na-contamination from the flux. Single-crystal structure refinement of the MgSiO3-perovskite demonstrates the quality of the crystals.
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U2 - 10.2138/am-2004-5-615
DO - 10.2138/am-2004-5-615
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2942602541
SN - 0003-004X
VL - 89
SP - 807
EP - 811
JO - American Mineralogist
JF - American Mineralogist
IS - 5-6
ER -