Synthesis, crystal growth and mechanical properties of Bismuth Silicon Oxide (BSO) single crystal

Preparing Bi12SiO20 crystals at low temperature through nontopotactic solid-state transformation and improving its photocatalytic activity by etching

“…As a member of bismuth-containing oxides, Bi 12 SiO 20 (denoted as BSO) is a conventional photorefractive and electro-optic material for various optical devices including optical data processing, real time intensity inversion, subtraction, image correction with four wave mixing techniques, and so on. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] BSO belongs to the Sillenite group with a pseudo-body centered cubic unit cell and the noncentrosymmetric space group I23. BSO should theoretically be a candidate for potential application in photocatalysis due to its good photoconductivity and suitable band gap energy (2.6 eV).…”

Large Size Crystal Growth, Photoluminescence, Crystal Excellence, and Hardness Properties of In-Doped Cadmium Zinc Telluride

“…Indentations are applied on the cut and polished wafers of the 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 4-1, and 6-1 of InCZT crystals at different loading conditions (P in N) and evident of the Vicker’s indenter impression lengths (d is in μm) are measured using the following relation: …”

“…The load dependence and independent hardness are two important parameters to understanding the complete microstructural property of the loading effect which is indicated by P / d versus d [Figure b] graphs. Hence, to determine the microstructural behavior of the present samples Proportional specimen resistance (PSR) model is applied using the relation where a and b are linked to elastic and plastic behavior, which are attributed as frictional resistance constant and load sovereign constant, respectively, and ad is accredited to specimen surface energy. The value of b is calculated through P / d versus d plot, and a is determined as In the above relation, it should be noted that a > 0 indicates the NISE and a < 0 results RISE behavior of the sample .…”

Dielectric, elastic and piezoelectric properties of SrLaGa3O7 and BaLaGa3O7 crystals with Melilite structure

“…Piezoelectric materials find myriad applications in various electromechanical devices, such as energy harvesting, filters, transducers, resonators, actuators and sensors [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Piezoelectric single crystals, with high mechanical quality factor and high Curie temperature point, are attractive for high-temperature piezoelectric sensors.…”