Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals
Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> clathrate octahedral single crystals surrounded by {111} facets were grown by evaporating Na from a molten mixture of Na<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>4</sub> and Na<sub>9</sub>Sn<sub>4</sub> at 823 K...
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| author | Haruhiko Morito Hisanori Yamane Rie Y. Umetsu Kozo Fujiwara |
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| description | Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> clathrate octahedral single crystals surrounded by {111} facets were grown by evaporating Na from a molten mixture of Na<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>4</sub> and Na<sub>9</sub>Sn<sub>4</sub> at 823 K for 12 h. One of the obtained single crystals was used as a seed for the following single crystal growth of the type-II clathrate using the same method. The single crystal grown on the seed maintained the octahedral shape. The weight of the crystal grown with the seed was increased from 0.6 to 30.4 mg by repeating the seeded growth and was proportional to the surface area of the seed crystal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff51a85ab58944e391a05f3332cb0cf22023-11-22T03:33:25ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522021-07-0111780810.3390/cryst11070808Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single CrystalsHaruhiko Morito0Hisanori Yamane1Rie Y. Umetsu2Kozo Fujiwara3Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanInstitute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, JapanType-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> clathrate octahedral single crystals surrounded by {111} facets were grown by evaporating Na from a molten mixture of Na<sub>4</sub>Si<sub>4</sub> and Na<sub>9</sub>Sn<sub>4</sub> at 823 K for 12 h. One of the obtained single crystals was used as a seed for the following single crystal growth of the type-II clathrate using the same method. The single crystal grown on the seed maintained the octahedral shape. The weight of the crystal grown with the seed was increased from 0.6 to 30.4 mg by repeating the seeded growth and was proportional to the surface area of the seed crystal.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/7/808clathratesiliconsodiumseed-crystal growthsingle crystal |
| spellingShingle | Haruhiko Morito Hisanori Yamane Rie Y. Umetsu Kozo Fujiwara Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals Crystals clathrate silicon sodium seed-crystal growth single crystal |
| title | Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals |
| title_full | Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals |
| title_fullStr | Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals |
| title_short | Seeded Growth of Type-II Na<sub>24</sub>Si<sub>136</sub> Clathrate Single Crystals |
| title_sort | seeded growth of type ii na sub 24 sub si sub 136 sub clathrate single crystals |
| topic | clathrate silicon sodium seed-crystal growth single crystal |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/7/808 |
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