Crystal Research and Technology

Volume 42
2007
Number 12
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Special Issue

Fifth International Conference on Solid State Crystals (ICSSC-5)
       in conjuction with the
Eighth Polish Conference on Crystal Growth (PCCG-8)
       held 20 - 24 May 2007 in Zakopane-Koscielisko, Poland

Guest Editor: K. Sangwal


Contents
K. Sangwal: Guest Editor's Preface
 1147
 

Reviews
G. Müller: The Czochralski Method - where we are 90 years after Jan Czochralski´s invention
 1150
 
M. Bockowski: Bulk growth of gallium nitride: challenges and difficulties
 1162
 
K. Pakula, J. M. Baranowski, and J. Borysiuk: Two- and three-dimensional growth modes of nitride layers
 1176
 
K. Kakimoto, L. Liu, H. Miyazawa, S. Nakano, D. Kashiwagi, X. J. Chen, and Y. Kangawa: Numerical investigation of crystal growth process of bulk Si and nitrides
 1185
 
J. Prywer and M. J. Krasinski: Growth morphology of crystals from kinetic and geometric perspective
 1190
 
K. Grasza: A stability diagram for crystal growth from the vapor
 1202
 

Original Papers
W. Polak: Preference for fcc atom stacking observed during growth of defect-free LJ3281 clusters
 1207
 
Takaomi Suzuki, Naoki Sugihara, Eiichi Iguchi, Katsuya Teshima, Shuji Oishi, and Masayuki Kawasaki: Measurement of specific surface free energy of ruby and quartz single crystals using contact angle of liquids
 1217
 
Motoi Yamashita and Satoru Ueno: Direct melt crystal growth of isotactic polybutene-1 trigonal phase
 1222
 
Noriyuki Yoshimoto, Keijyu Aosawa, Toshinori Taniswa, Kazuhiko Omote, J. Ackermann, C. Videlot - Ackermann, H. Brisset, and F. Fages: Characterization of in-plane structures of vapor deposited thin-films of distyryl-oligothiophenes by grazing incidence x-ray diffractometry
 1228
 
E. Tymicki, K. Grasza, R. Diduszko, R. Bozek, and M. Gala: Initial stages of SiC crystal growth by PVT method
 1232
 
M. J. Krasinski, K. R. Krasinska, and Z. Ulanowski: Investigation of growth kinetics and morphology of sodium fluorosilicate ice-analogue crystals in solutions and gels
 1237
 
K. Sangwal, K. Wójcik, and J. Borc: In situ study of growth and dissolution kinetics of ammonium oxalate monohydrate single crystals from aqueous solutions containing cationic impurities
 1243
 
M. H. Tavakoli, H. Wilke, and N. Crnogorac: Influence of the crucible bottom shape on the heat transport and fluid flow during the seeding process of oxide Czochralski crystal growth
 1252
 
Chung-Wei Lu and Pei-Hung Chi: 3D simulation of the effects of growth parameters on the growth of sapphire crystals using heat exchanger method
 1259
 
N. Orlinska, A. Zaleski, J. M. Paszula, and Z. Wokulski: Preparation and characterization of superconducting MgB2 rods
 1266
 
Gwo-Mei Wu and Chen-Yen Wu: Crystallization of silicon thin films by current-induced joule heating using a tungsten overcoat
 1271
 
Gwo-Mei Wu, Chen-Wen Tsai, Nie-Chuan Chen, and Pen-Hsiu Chang: Investigation of GaN crystal quality on silicon substrates using GaN/AlN superlattice structures
 1276
 
S. Krukowski, P. Kempisty, P. Strak, G. Nowak, R. Czernecki, M. Leszczynski, T. Suski, M. Bockowski, and I. Grzegory: Modelling the growth of nitrides in ammonia-rich environment
 1281
 
J. Borysiuk, P. Caban, W. Strupinski, S. Gierlotka, S. Stelmakh, and J. F. Janik: TEM investigations of GaN layers grown on silicon and sintered GaN nano-ceramic substrates
 1291
 
R. Korbutowicz, E. Dumiszewska, and J. Prażmowska: Thick GaN layers on sapphire with various buffer layers
 1297
 
Chang-Hung Chiang, Jyh-Chen Chen, Jenq-Yang Chang, and Chung-Wei Lu: Effect of post treatment on the photorefractive properties of Ru-doped lithium niobate
 1302
 
P. Solarz, M. Nikl, A. Klos, R. Lisiecki, W. Ryba-Romanowski, A. Rzepka, S. Ganschow, and A. Pajaczkowska: Luminescence characteristics of undoped and Eu-doped GdCa4O(BO3)3 single crystals and nanopowders
 1308
 
A. Rzepka, W. Ryba-Romanowski, R. Diduszko, L. Lipińska, and A. Pajaczkowska: Growth and characterization of Nd, Yb – yttrium oxide nanopowders obtained by sol-gel method
 1314
 
A. Novoselov, A. Yoshikawa, N.Solovieva, and M. Nikl: Crystal growth, optical and luminescence properties of (Ce,Sr)-doped PrAlO3 single crystals
 1320
 
M. Zhuravleva, A. Novoselov, E. Mihokova, J. A. Mares, A. Vedda, M. Nikl, and A. Yoshikawa: Crystal growth and scintillating properties of (Pr,Si)-doped YAlO3
 1324
 
D. Piwowarska, S. Kaczmarek, and M. Berkowski: Growth and characterization of pure and Co2+-doped Li2B4O7 single crystals
 1329
 
G. Dominiak-Dzik, W. Ryba-Romanowski, R. Lisiecki, and I. Földvári: Spectroscopic properties of a Tm3+:Bi2TeO5 single crystal
 1335
 
E. Talik, M. Kruczek, W. Zarek, J. Kusz, K. Wójcik, H. Sakowska, and W. Szyrski: XPS characterization of YAlO3:Co single crystals
 1341
 
M. Klimczak, E. Talik, J. Kusz, A. Kowalczyk, and T. Tolinski: Physical properties of single crystalline CeNi4.2Mn0.8
 1348
 
F. Firszt, K. Strzalkowski, A. J. Zakrzewski, S. Legowski, H. Meczynska, and A. Marasek: Photoelectric and photothermal investigations of Zn1-x-yBexMnySe solid solutions
 1352
 
W. Wierzchowski, K. Wieteska, T. Balcer, A. Malinowska, W. Graeff, and W. Hofman: Observation of individual dislocations in 6H and 4H SiC by means of back-reflection methods of X-ray diffraction topography
 1359
 
S. Mielcarek, A. Trzaskowska, B. Mroz, and K. Komorowski: Elastic properties of zinc tris(thiourea) sulphate in a wide temperature range studied by Brillouin spectroscopy
 1364
 
D. Kasprowicz, S. Mielcarek, A. Trzaskowska, A. Majchrowski, E. Michalski, and M. Drozdowski: Elastic properties of KGd(WO4)2:Ho3+ single crystals studied by Brillouin spectroscopy
 1370
 
T. Kanagasekaran, P. Mythili, P. Srinivasan, N. Vijayan, G. Bhagavannarayana, P. K. Kulriya, D. Kanjilal, R. Gopalakrishnan, and P. Ramasamy: Effects of 50 MeV Si ion irradiation on nonlinear optical benzimidazole single crystals
 1376