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Contents

	Keshra Sangwal: Guest Editor's Preface	287
	Original Papers
	Robert F. Sekerka: Equilibrium and growth shapes of crystals: how do they differ and why should we care?	291
	K. Kakimoto, L. Liu, T. Kitashima, A. Murakawa, and Y. Hashimoto: Silicon crystal growth from the melt: Analysis from atomic and macro scales	307
	S. Dost, H. Sheibani, Y. C. Liu, and B. Lent: Recent developments in modelling of liquid phase electroepitaxy under applied magnetic field	313
	Z. R. Zytkiewicz, D. Dobosz, Y. C. Liu, and S. Dost: Recent progress in lateral overgrowth of semiconductor structures from the liquid phase	321
	J. K. Park, T. Shimomura, M. Yamanaka, S. Watauchi, K. Kishio, and I. Tanaka: Behavior of oxygen bubbles during crystal growth of Ca12Al14O33 by floating method in magnetic field	329
	A. Huczko, H. Lange, M. Bystrzejewski, M. H. Rümmeli, T. Gemming, and S. Cudzilo: Studies on spontaneous formation of 1D nanocrystals of silicon carbide	334
	J. Prywer and S. Krukowski: A Monte Carlo study of the dependence of the habits of Kossel crystal on dynamic parameters during two-dimensional growth	340
	Lijun Liu and Koichi Kakimoto: 3D global analysis of CZ-Si growth in a transverse magnetic field with rotating crucible and crystal	347
	D. Klimm, R. Uecker, and P. Reiche: Melting behavior and growth of colquiriite laser crystals	352
	S. Ganschow and D. Klimm: Growth of olivine single crystals by the micro-pulling-down method	359
	M. J. Krasinski: In situ interferometric investigation of hillock morphology of the {100} and {101} faces of KDP growing in TMS gels	363
	J. Pencheva, B. Donkova, M. Djarova, and S. Maksimova: Adsorption of 3d-elements onto zinc oxalate dihydrate in aqueous oxalate solutions	370
	R. Aleksiyko, M. Berkowski, J. Fink-Finowicki, R. Diduszko, P. Byszewski, and R. Kikalejshvili-Domukhovska: Determination of growth conditions and structure of SrAl0.5Ta0.5O3 : LaAlO3 : CaAl0.5Ta0.5O3 crystals	380
	F. Firszt, A. A. Wronkowska, A. Wronkowski, S. Legowski, A. Marasek, H. Meczyńska, M. Pawlak, W. Paszkowicz, K. Strzalkowski, and A. J. Zakrzewski: Growth and optical characterization of Cd1-xBexSe and Cd1-xMgxSe crystals	386
	G. L. Bychkov, S. V. Shiryaev, A. G. Soldatov, A. S. Shestak, S. N. Barilo, D. V. Sheptyakov, K. Conder, E. Pomjakushina, A. Podlesnyak, A. Furrer, and R. Bruetsch: Crystal growth features and properties of layered rare earth and barium cobaltates	395
	K. Zdansky, L. Pekarek, V. Gorodynskyy, and H. Kozak: Investigation of semi-insulating InP co-doped with Ti and various acceptors for use in X-ray detection	400
	A. Novoselov, M. Ryumin, G. Pushkina, F. Spiridonov, G. Zimina, L. Komissarova, and A. Pajaczkowska: Synthesis, single crystal growth and thermodynamic properties of SrNdAlO4-CaNdAlO4 solid solutions	405
	P. Maslankiewicz, J. Szade, A. Winiarski, and Ph. Daniel: Bridgman-Stockbarger growth and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of LiY1-xEuxF4 crystals	410
	A. Novoselov, A. Yoshikawa, M. Nikl, N. Solovieva, and T. Fukuda: Study on shaped single crystal growth and scintillating properties of Bi-doped rare-earth garnets	419
	J. Kucytowski and K. Wokulska: Lattice parameter measurements of boron doped Si single crystals	424
	K. Sangwal and A. Klos: Study of microindentation hardness of different planes of gadolinium calcium oxyborate single crystals	429
	M. Kruczek, E. Talik, H. Sakowska, M. Gala, and M. Swirkowicz: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of Y3Al5O12:Yb single crystal	439
	L. Kovács, M. T. Borowiec, A. Majchrowski, A. Baraldi, and R. Capelletti: FTIR absorption study of hydroxyl ions in KHo(WO4)2 single crystals	444
	A. Trzaskowska, S. Mielcarek, and B. Mroz: Behaviour of surface phonons in LiCsSO4 crystal at phase transition	449
	T. Runka, R. Aleksiyko, M. Berkowski, and M. Drozdowski: Raman scattering study of (SrAl0.5Ta0.5O3)1-x-y : (LaAlO3)x : (CaAl0.5Ta0.5O3)y solid solution crystals	453
	D. Kasprowicz, T. Runka, M. Szybowicz, P. Ziobrowski, A. Majchrowski, E. Michalski, and M. Drozdowski: Characterization of bismuth triborate single crystal using Brillouin and Raman spectroscopy	459
	M. Kozielski, M. Mühle, Z. Błaszczak, and M. Szybowicz: Raman and Rayleigh scattering study of crystalline polyoxyethyleneglycols	466
	B. Surma, A. Misiuk, A. Wnuk, C. A. Londos, and A. Bukowski: Optical studies of defects generated in neutron-irradiated Cz-Si during HP-HT treatment	471
	H. J. Lee, T. I. Shin, S. M. Lee, and D. H. Yoon: Hologram characteristics of Mn, Tb co-doped stoichiometric LiNbO3 single crystals	477
	W. Bogdanowicz: Instability of Al-Cu-Co single quasicrystals at low temperature	482
	W. Bogdanowicz: Study of Al-Cu-Co single quasicrystals by X-ray topography	488
	D. Dobosz, K. Golaszewska, Z. R. Zytkiewicz, E. Kaminska, A. Piotrowska, T. T. Piotrowski, A. Barcz, and R. Jakiela: Properties of ZrN films as substrate masks in liquid phase epitaxial lateral overgrowth of compound semiconductors	492
	J. Zavadil, O. Prochazkova, and P. S. Gladkov: Optical properties of InP layers prepared with the addition of Ce, Tm and Lu in the growth melt	498
	R. Korbutowicz, J. Kozlowski, E. Dumiszewska, and J. Serafinczuk: X-ray characterization of thick GaN layers grown by HVPE	503
	D. Chocyk, T. Zientarski, A. Proszynski, T. Pienkos, L. Gladyszewski, and G. Gladyszewski: Evolution of stress and structure in Cu thin films	509
	W. Wierzchowski, K. Wieteska, W. Graeff, H. Sakowska, T. Lukasiewicz, and M. Pawlowska: Synchrotron X-ray investigation of La0.3Sr0.7Al0.65Ta0.35O3 crystals	517
	A. Borowska, J. Gutek, R. Czajka, M. Oszwaldowski, and A. Richter: Early stages of low temperature epitaxial growth of InSb on GaAs	523
	Book Review
	Editors: Hans J. Scheel, Tsuguo Fukuda: Crystal Growth Technology (K.-W. Benz)	527