Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Growth,Properties and Application of New Piezoelectric Crystal Li2B4O7

XU Jiayue; FAN Shiji   

  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 China
  • Received:1996-09-04 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:1997-10-20 Online:1997-10-20

Abstract: Research progress on Li2B4O7 crystals grown by inodihed Bridgman techimque (Fan s process)in our lab are intruduced in detail. The features of Li2B4O7 growth such as (1) the criticalrequirement of stoichiometric purity for raw material, (2) very low growth rate, (3) a convex orplane solid-liquid interface and (4) a suitable proccdure of self- anmeaimg are discussed. 3" and4" Li2B4O7 boules with core-free, twin-free, no striation, no crack and no scattering particlehave been grown stably by the BR techniq. Properties of the crystal and its application in SAW devices are also reviewed.

Key words: lithium tetraborate crystal, property, growth, application