Nb doped strontium titanate single crystal growth by floating zone method

Floating zone법에 의한 Nb를 첨가한 strontium titanate 단결정 성장

Nb doped strontium titanate single crystals were grown by the floating zone method. The doping amount of $Nb_2O_5$ was 0.2 wt %. Those crystals were grown in air and N z atmosphere and the growth rate was 5 mmlhr and rotation speed of upper and lower shaft was 30 rpm. The shapes of melt - feed rod interface depending on sintering temperatures were observed. In air atmosphere, the flow rate of air was 1.5 ${\ell}/min$ and in $N_2$ atmosphere, that of $N_2$ gas was 0.5 ${\ell}/min$. As grown crystals were analyseQ by XRD, Laue back - reflection and chemical etching. After annealing in $N_2$ atmosphere, resistivities of crystals were measured and the activation energies of each samples were calculated.

Floating zone법으로 $SrTiO_3$에 $Nb_2O_5$를 02wt% 첨가한 단결정을 육성하였다. 결정성장시 성장분위기로는 air와 질소분위기에서 각각 결정을 육성하였으며, 원료봉의 소결온도 따른 성장계면양상을 조사하였다. 성장조건으로는 성장속도는 5mm/hr, 상부축과 하부축의 회전속도는 30rpm이었고, air분위기시 air의 유량은 1.5 ${\ell}/min$, 질소분위기시 질소가스의 유량은 0.5 ${\ell}/min$이었다. 육성한 결정을 XRD, Laue, chemical etching 등의 분석을 하였으며, 질소분위기에서 annealing 한 후 비저항을 측정하였으며 이를 통해 activation energy를 조사하였다.