@article{07f86ec12fc343bd9f76643b950c4ea5,
title = "Development and melt growth of novel scintillating halide crystals",
abstract = "Melt growth of scintillating halide crystals is reviewed. The vertical Bridgman growth technique is still considered as very popular method that enables production of relatively large and commercially attractive crystals. On the other hand, the micro-pulling-down method is preferable when fabrication of small samples, sufficient for preliminary characterization of their optical and/or scintillation performance, is required. Moreover, bulk crystal growth is also available using the micro-pulling-down furnace. The examples of growths of various halide crystals by industrially friendly melt growth techniques including Czochralski and edge-defined film-fed growth methods are also discussed. Finally, traveling molten zone growth that in some degree corresponds to horizontal zone melting is briefly overviewed.",
keywords = "Bridgman method, Crystal growth from the melt, Czochralski method, Edge-defined film-fed growth method, Halide, Micro-pulling-down method, Scintillator",
author = "Akira Yoshikawa and Yuui Yokota and Yasuhiro Shoji and Robert Kral and Kei Kamada and Shunsuke Kurosawa and Yuji Ohashi and Mototaka Arakawa and Chani, {Valery I.} and Kochurikhin, {Vladimir V.} and Akihiro Yamaji and Medvedev Andrey and Martin Nikl",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by (i) Adaptable & Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D (A-STEP), JST, (ii) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (AY) and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (S.K, Grant Number 15619740 ), (iii) Development of Systems and Technology for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) , and (iv) the funding program for next generation world-leading researchers, JSPS. In addition, authors would like to thank following persons for their support: Mr. Hiroshi Uemura, Ms. Keiko Toguchi, Ms. Megumi Sasaki, and Ms. Yuka Takeda of IMR. Authors also thank Mr. Sugawara, Ms. Nomura at Cryst. Growth & Design, Cooperative Research and Development Center for Advanced Materials, IMR, Tohoku University. Funding Information: This work was partially supported by (i) Adaptable & Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D (A-STEP), JST, (ii) Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (AY) and Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (S.K, Grant Number 15619740), (iii) Development of Systems and Technology for Advanced Measurement and Analysis, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and (iv) the funding program for next generation world-leading researchers, JSPS. In addition, authors would like to thank following persons for their support: Mr. Hiroshi Uemura, Ms. Keiko Toguchi, Ms. Megumi Sasaki, and Ms. Yuka Takeda of IMR. Authors also thank Mr. Sugawara, Ms. Nomura at Cryst. Growth & Design, Cooperative Research and Development Center for Advanced Materials, IMR, Tohoku University.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.optmat.2017.03.043",
language = "English",
volume = "74",
pages = "109--119",
journal = "Optical Materials",
issn = "0925-3467",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}