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Flux Growth and Characterization of Bulk InVO4 Crystals

Version 1 : Received: 13 September 2023 / Approved: 14 September 2023 / Online: 14 September 2023 (11:43:28 CEST)

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Voloshyna, O.; Gorbunov, M.V.; Mikhailova, D.; Maljuk, A.; Seiro, S.; Büchner, B. Flux Growth and Characterization of Bulk InVO4 Crystals. Crystals 2023, 13, 1439. Voloshyna, O.; Gorbunov, M.V.; Mikhailova, D.; Maljuk, A.; Seiro, S.; Büchner, B. Flux Growth and Characterization of Bulk InVO4 Crystals. Crystals 2023, 13, 1439.

Abstract

The flux growth of InVO4 bulk single crystals has been explored for the first time. The reported eutectic composition at a ratio of V2O5:InVO4 = 1:1 could not be used as a self-flux, since no sign of melting was observed up to 1100 °C. Crystals of InVO4 of typical size 0.5×1×7 mm3 were obtained using copper pyrovanadate (Cu2V2O7) as a flux, using Pt crucibles. XRD confirmed the orthorhombic Cmcm structure. Rests of flux material were observed on the sample surface, with occasional traces of Pt indicating some level of reaction with the crucible. X-ray absorption spectroscopy showed that oxidation states of indium and vanadium ions are +3 and +5, respectively. The size and high quality of the obtained InVO4 crystals makes them excellent candidates for the further study of their physical properties.

Keywords

flux-growth; indium vanadate; XANES (X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy); EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure)

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology

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