Molten flux growth of single crystals of quasi-1D hexagonal chalcogenide BaTiS3
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| author | Chen, Huandong Singh, Shantanu Mei, Hongyan Ren, Guodong Zhao, Boyang Surendran, Mythilli Wang, Yan-Ting Mishra, Rohan Kats, Mikhail A. Ravichandran, Jayakanth |
| author_facet | Chen, Huandong Singh, Shantanu Mei, Hongyan Ren, Guodong Zhao, Boyang Surendran, Mythilli Wang, Yan-Ting Mishra, Rohan Kats, Mikhail A. Ravichandran, Jayakanth |
| contents | BaTiS3, a quasi-1D complex chalcogenide, has gathered considerable scientific and technological interest due to its giant optical anisotropy and electronic phase transitions. However, the synthesis of high-quality BaTiS3 crystals, particularly those featuring crystal sizes of millimeters or larger, remains a challenge. Here, we investigate the growth of BaTiS3 crystals utilizing a molten salt flux of either potassium iodide, or a mixture of barium chloride and barium iodide. The crystals obtained through this method exhibit a substantial increase in volume compared to those synthesized via the chemical vapor transport method, while preserving their intrinsic optical and electronic properties. Our flux growth method provides a promising route towards the production of high-quality, large-scale single crystals of BaTiS3, which will greatly facilitate advanced characterizations of BaTiS3 and its practical applications that require large crystal dimensions. Additionally, our approach offers an alternative synthetic route for other emerging complex chalcogenides. |
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| spellingShingle | Molten flux growth of single crystals of quasi-1D hexagonal chalcogenide BaTiS3 Chen, Huandong Singh, Shantanu Mei, Hongyan Ren, Guodong Zhao, Boyang Surendran, Mythilli Wang, Yan-Ting Mishra, Rohan Kats, Mikhail A. Ravichandran, Jayakanth Materials Science Optics BaTiS3, a quasi-1D complex chalcogenide, has gathered considerable scientific and technological interest due to its giant optical anisotropy and electronic phase transitions. However, the synthesis of high-quality BaTiS3 crystals, particularly those featuring crystal sizes of millimeters or larger, remains a challenge. Here, we investigate the growth of BaTiS3 crystals utilizing a molten salt flux of either potassium iodide, or a mixture of barium chloride and barium iodide. The crystals obtained through this method exhibit a substantial increase in volume compared to those synthesized via the chemical vapor transport method, while preserving their intrinsic optical and electronic properties. Our flux growth method provides a promising route towards the production of high-quality, large-scale single crystals of BaTiS3, which will greatly facilitate advanced characterizations of BaTiS3 and its practical applications that require large crystal dimensions. Additionally, our approach offers an alternative synthetic route for other emerging complex chalcogenides. |
| title | Molten flux growth of single crystals of quasi-1D hexagonal chalcogenide BaTiS3 |
| topic | Materials Science Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.05869 |