“…Its unique lattice structure, excellent mechanical properties, and good thermal properties make sapphire an ideal substrate material for semiconductor lighting, large-scale integrated circuits, and other fields, especially for light emitting diodes and diode lasers in the semiconductor industry. For the preparation of single large-diameter sapphire single crystals, the Kyropoulos (Ky) 4 method, Czochralski (Cz) 5 method or heat exchange method 6 are mainly used. The production of high quality sapphire single crystals is an important goal of the sapphire industry.…”