Floating zone growth of Ba-substituted strontium ruthenates
The crystal growth group from Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden succeeded recently in the synthesis of barium-substituted strontium ruthernates using a ScIDre high-pressure floating zone furnace HKZ.
High quality single crystals of Ba-substituted ruthenate Sr2-xBaxRuO4, the "large volume variant" of the unconventional superconductor…
Cobalt oxide with brownmillerite structure discovered using the HKZ
Heretofore unknown cobalt oxide with brownmillerite structure discovered in Argonne National Lab using the ScIDre HKZ floating zone furnace.
Various complex oxides and intermetallic compounds have been successfully grown with the HKZ floating zone furnace, yielding surpassing quality single crystals. However, the discovery of new materials with exceptional properties remains a claim to…