Developing KH2PO4 and KD2PO4 crystals for the world's most power laser

JJ De Yoreo, AK Burnham… - International Materials …, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
To meet the demands of the National Ignition Facility for a large number of half-metre scale,
high quality crystals of KH2PO4 (KDP) and KD2PO4 (DKDP), the Laser Program at …

Imaging techniques for mapping solution parameters, growth rate, and surface features during the growth of crystals from solution

S Verma, PJ Shlichta - Progress in crystal growth and characterization of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the optical, electromagnetic, and acoustic imaging techniques that
are in use or available for mapping convection, temperature, and solute concentration in the …

KDP single crystal growth via three‐dimensional motion growth method

H Yin, M Li, C Zhou, J Song - Crystal Research and Technology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A novel system for rapid crystal growth, namely three‐dimensional motion growth method
(“3D MGM”) was proposed. Using this system, a potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) …

Simulation of the flow and mass transfer for KDP crystals undergoing 2D translation during growth

C Zhou, M Li, Z Hu, H Yin, B Wang, Q Cui - Journal of Crystal Growth, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel motion mode for crystals during growth, ie, 2D translation, is proposed.
Numerical simulations of flow and mass transfer are conducted for the growth of large-scale …

Rapid growth of a long-seed KDP crystal

D Chen, B Wang, H Wang, X Zhu, Z Xu… - High Power Laser …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Rapid growth of a long-seed KDP crystal Page 1 High Power Laser Science and Engineering,
(2020), Vol. 8, e6, 5 pages. doi:10.1017/hpl.2019.54 RESEARCH ARTICLE Rapid growth of a …

Investigation of the pyramid–prism boundary of a rapidly grown KDP crystal

D Chen, B Wang, H Wang, Y Bai, N Xu, B Li, H Qi… - …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
To investigate the pyramid–prism (PY–PR) boundary of a rapidly grown KDP crystal, the
exact position of the PY–PR boundary of an X-cut rapidly grown KDP sample is determined …

Time-dependent, three-dimensional flow and mass transport during solution growth of potassium titanyl phosphate

B Vartak, A Yeckel, JJ Derby - Journal of crystal growth, 2005 - Elsevier
A finite-element, numerical model is used to compute time-dependent, three-dimensional
fluid flow, mass transfer, and continuum growth kinetics in the potassium titanyl phosphate …

Rapid Growth of a Cuboid DKDP (KDxH2–xPO4) Crystal

D Chen, B Wang, H Wang, L Zheng… - Crystal Growth & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The pyramid–prism interface in “point-seed” rapidly grown DKDP (KD x H2–x PO4) crystals
affects the quality of tripler-cut samples used in inertial confinement fusion devices. In this …

Computer modelling of bulk crystal growth

A Yeckel, JJ Derby - Bulk Crystal Growth of Electronic, Optical …, 2005 - books.google.com
Bulk crystal growth encompasses a wide variety of physical phenomena that occur over a
vast range of length scales, making it among the most difficult of industrial processes to …

Study on the cracking of a KDP seed crystal caused by temperature nonuniformity

P Huang, S Wang, D Wang, H Liu, G Liu, L Xu - CrystEngComm, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The phenomenon of the cracking of KDP z-cut seed crystals with a series of sizes due to the
temperature difference of the growth solution was explored in detail. Thermal stress …