@article{3724ce10dbd142a8bd0a657f44321f02,
title = "Shape-controlled crystal growth of Sr 3NbGa 3Si 2O 14 and Sr 3TaGa 3Si 2O 14 piezoelectric crystals by the micro-pulling-down method",
abstract = "We grew column-shaped Sr 3NbGa 3Si 2O 14 (SNGS) and Sr 3TaGa 3Si 2O 14 (STGS) langasite-type piezoelectric single crystals by the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) method. 3-mm-diameter SNGS and STGS crystals were grown using a Pt-Rh crucible with a 3-mm-diameter columnar die. According to X-ray rocking curve measurements, the grown crystals had crystallinity equivalent to that of crystals grown by the Czochralski (Cz) method. The crystals were single-phase materials with langasite-type crystal structure. The lattice parameters of the grown crystals were almost consistent with those of crystals grown by the Cz method.",
author = "Yuui Yokota and Masato Sato and Yoshisuke Futami and Kazushige Tota and Ko Onodera and Takayuki Yanagida and Akira Yoshikawa",
note = "Funding Information: manuscript received January 6, 2012; accepted may 6, 2012. This work was partially supported by Grant-in-aid for young scientists (b), 23750234 from the ministry of Education, culture, sports, science, and Technology of the Japanese government. y. yokota, y. Futami, and a. yoshikawa are with the Institute for material research, Tohoku University, sendai, Japan (e-mail: yokota@ imr.tohoku.ac.jp). m. sato, K. Tota, and K. onodera are with TdK corp., nikaho, Japan. T. yanagida is with the new Industry creation Hatchery center (nIcHe), Tohoku University, sendai, Japan. doI http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFc.2012.2397",
year = "2012",
doi = "10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2397",
language = "English",
volume = "59",
pages = "1864--1867",
journal = "Transactions of the IRE Professional Group on Ultrasonic Engineering",
issn = "0885-3010",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "9",
}