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Growth of High Purity Crystals of Niobium Triselenide

Research Project

Project/Area Number 63840006
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 固体物性
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

SAMBONGI Takashi  Hokkaido U. Physics Dept. Professor, 理学部, 教授 (60000791)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NOMURA Kazushige  Hokkaido U. Physics Dept. Ass. Prof., 理学部, 助教授 (80128579)
Project Period (FY) 1989
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
KeywordsCharge Density Wave / High Purity Crystal / Niobium Triselenide / Gas Phase Growth
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study is to prepare high purity single crystals of niobium triselenide, the typical quasi-one dimensional conductor. They are used for the study of the dynamical properties of charge density waves in media with low defect concentrations. Crystal growth were repeated under various conditions, after careful selection of startinal materials and quartz tubes for gas phase reaction growth. Niobium of 99.9997% purity was used. Sheets of 0.2-0.4 mm thickness were annealed in high vacuum to reduce the oxygen content. Selenium used was of 99.9999% purity. Quartz tubes, with low concentration of Fe and Cu were used. Before sealing the starting materials, quartz tubes were annealed at high temperature and in high vacuum. Clean evacuation system was constructed for sealing the tube, using a cryo-pump and a turbo-molecular pump, the latter being free from residual oil gas because magnetic bearings are used. Relatively large crystals, with the transverse dimensions several tens of micron, were grown at 650-700C with a suitable temperature gradient along the quartz tube. As long as the quantity of starting materials were kept to 0.01 mole, the residual resistance ratio was lower than 250, and its magnitude shows a variation along the sample length. It has been found that the residual resistance ratio has no relation to the concentration of alkaline/OH impurities of quartz tubes. To grow large crystals, suitable magnitude of temperature gradient is necessary; only tiny crystals have been grown when a furnace with high temperature homogeneity was used.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1989 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1988 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 三本木孝: "3セレン化ニオブの高純度化" 日本結晶学会誌.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1989 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 三本木孝: "Growth of high-puinty single crystals of Nbse3" Synthetic Metals.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1989 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sambongi, Takashi: "Purification of NbSe_3" Nihon Kesshou Gakkaisi.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1989 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sambongi, Takashi: "Growth of High Purity Crystals of NbSe_3" Synthetic Metals.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1989 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 三本木孝: "3セレン化ニオブの高純度化" 日本結晶学会誌.

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 三本木孝: "Growth of high-puvity single crystals of NbSe_3" Synthetie,Metals.

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1988-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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