Lanthanum gallium silicate
- Lanthanum gallium silicate
Lanthanum gallium silicate (refer to as LGS in the article), also known as langasite, has a chemical formula of , where "A", "B", "C" and "D" indicate particular cation sites. "A" is a decahedral (Thomson cube) site coordinated by 8 oxygen atoms. "B" is octahedral site coordinated by 6 oxygen atoms, and "C" and "D" are tetrahedral sites coordinated by 4 oxygen atoms. In this material, lanthanum occupied the "A"-sites, gallium the "B", "C" and half of "D"-sites, and, silicon the other half of "D"-sites. The crystal structure is shown below:
LGS is a piezoelectric material, with no phase transitions up to its melting point of 1470 °C. Single crystal LGS can be grown via Czochralski method, in which crystallization is initiated on a rotating seed crystal lowered into the melt followed by pulling from the melt. The growth atmosphere is usually argon or nitrogen with up to 5% of oxygen. The use of oxygen in the growth environment is reported to suppress gallium loss from the melt; however, too high an oxygen level can lead to platinum (crucible material used for the melt) dissolution in the melt. The growth of LGS is primarily along the Z-direction. Currently the 3-inch (76 mm) langasite boules produced commercially have growth rates of 1.5 to 5 mm/h. The quality of the crystals tends to improve as the growth rate is reduced.
ee also
*Ceramic
External links
* [http://newpiezo.com/langasite.html Properties of a langasite crystal]
* [http://newpiezo.com Fomos-Materials, the main manufacturer of langasite crystals]
* [http://www.сrаdley-сrystаls.com/CCinit.php?id=productsg_2 La2Ga5SiO14 (Langasite): Main Applications]
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