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Behind the scenes of sapphire: influence of titanium doping on bubble distribution and propagation in sapphire grown by micro-pulling-down

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Undoped and titanium-doped sapphire (Ti:Al 2 O 3 ) single-crystal rods were grown using the micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) technique to investigate the effect of Ti incorporation on bubble defect formation.

Source: CrystEngComm

DOI: 10.1039/d6ce00327c

Authors: Faiza Mokhtari, Abdeldjelil Nehari, Yupei Xing, Zebin Wang, Peng Chen, Nicolas Pruneau, Yannick Guyot, Clothilde Comby-Zerbino, Xiaodong Xu, Kheirreddine Lebbou

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Lyon, Institut Lumière Matière, Cyberstar (France), Jiangsu Normal University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced ceramic materials synthesis

Subfield: Ceramics and Composites

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Agence Nationale de la Recherche, China Scholarship Council, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Award: G5058212903

OpenAlex ID: W7166572014

FWCI: 1.715

Cites: 33

Cited by: 1

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