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Attempt to Grow α-Rhombohedral Boron Crystals in Copper Solvent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wei Gao ,
Clinton Whiteley ,
Yi Zhang ,
Jack Plummer ,
James Edgar ,
Yinyan Gong  and
Martin Kuball
Wei Gao
Affiliation:
weigao@ksu.edu, Kansas State University, Chemical Engineering, 1005 Durland Hall, Manhattan, Kansas, KS, United States
Clinton Whiteley
Affiliation:
clintonw@ksu.edu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States
Yi Zhang
Affiliation:
yizh@ksu.edu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States
Jack Plummer
Affiliation:
JPlumme4@ksu.edu, Kansas State University, Manhattan, United States
James Edgar
Affiliation:
edgarjh@ksu.edu, Kansas State University, Chemical Engineering, Manhattan, United States
Yinyan Gong
Affiliation:
Yinyan.Gong@bristol.ac.uk, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Martin Kuball
Affiliation:
Martin.Kuball@bristol.ac.uk, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Abstract

An excellent material for thermal neutron detectors is α-rhombohedral boron, due to the large neutron capture cross section of 10B, high hole mobility and ability to self-heal from radiation damage, to date, little work has been done on the crystal growth of α-rhombohedral boron. In this investigation, we attempt to grow α-rhombohedral boron by the solution growth method, employing copper as solvent. Well-faceted transparent red crystals several hundreds of microns in size have been made. Elemental analysis of the crystals detected boron, with negligible amounts of copper, suggesting that copper is a promising solvent for the crystal growth of α-rhombohedral boron crystal.

Keywords

Bcrystal growthCu
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1164: Symposium L – Nuclear Radiation Detection Materials–2009 , 2009 , 1164-L06-03
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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