Facet appearance on the lateral face of sapphire single-crystal fibers during LHPG growth

Abstract

Results of the study of the lateral surface of single-crystal (SC) sapphire fibers grown along crystallographic directions [0001] and [] 1120 by the LHPG method are presented. The appearance or absence of faceting of the lateral surface of the fibers depending on the growth direction is analyzed. The crystallographic orientation of the facets is investigated. The microstructure of the samples is investigated with the help of an optical microscope and a JSM-5910LV scanning electronic microscope (JEOL). The crystallographic orientations of the facets on the SC sapphire fiber surface are determined by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The seed orientation is studied by means of XRD techniques.