• Single Crystal Synonyms: 

single crystals, boules, metal single crystal, silicon single crystal, copper single crystal, cristallite, semiconductors, seed crystal, piezoelectric, single crystal, fluorite, sapphire,

• Single Crystal Background: 

a) A single crystal solid is a material in which the crystal lattice of the entire sample is continuous and unbroken to the edges of the sample, with no grain boundaries. The opposite of a single crystal sample is an amorphous structure where the atomic position is limited to short range order only. In between the two extremes exist polycrystalline and paracrystalline phases, which are made up of a number of smaller crystals known as crystallites. 

b) Because of a variety of entropic effects on the microstructure of solids, including the distorting effects of impurities and the mobility of crystallographic defects and dislocations, single crystals of meaningful size are exceedingly rare in nature, and are also difficult to produce in the laboratory, though can be made - under controlled conditions (see also recrystallisation). 

c) Because grain boundaries can have significant effects on the physical and electrical properties of a material, single crystals are of interest to industry, and have important industrial applications. 

• Single Crystals Available from READE:

Aluminum  

Antimony  

Barium Titanate  

Bismuth  

Cadmium selenide 

Chromium  

Cobalt  

Copper  

Gold  

Indium  

Iridium  

Iron  

Lanthanum Aluminate (LaAlO3)  

Lithium Niobate (undoped, iron-doped and Magnesium Oxide doped)  

Lithium Tantalate  

Magnesium Oxide (MgO)  

Molybdenum  

Neodymium Gallate (NdGaO3)  

Nickel  

Niobium  

Palladium  

Piezoelectric 

Platinum  

Potassium Niobate  

Potassium Titanyl Phosphate  

Quartz  

Ruthenium

Sapphire (Al2O3)  

Silver  

Strontium Barium Niobate  

Strontium Titanate (SrTiO3)  

Spinel  

Tantalum  

Tellurium doxide  

Tin  

Tungsten  

Vanadium  

Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (ZrO2 - Y2O3)  

Yttrium Iron Garnet  

Zinc  

• Single Crystal General Description:  

   

Single crystals are synthetically grown crystals produced from a pure compound.  

• Single Crystal Chemical Properties Available:  

Purities are available from READE as high of a typical purity as 99.999% down to low purity recycled abrasive grains or powders  

• Single Crystal Physical Properties Available: 

Numerous shape and size options are usually readily available from READE as large as 50 mm grinding and tumbling media down to as small as 20 - 100 nanometer particles.  

• Single Crystal Typical Applications: 

Used for abrasives, piezoelectric & electric applications, surface studies, semiconductors, optics, electro-optics, acousto-optics, laser, optics and microwave.  

• Single Crystal Packaging: 

Jars, pails, drums, multiply paper bags, bulk bags and fiberboard containers. For further information on packaging options contact READE 

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