A Brief History of Growing Ceramic Single Crystals

2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF GROWING CERAMIC SINGLE CRYSTALS 

Although crystal growth is a relatively new industry, we can trace its origin back to 2500 bce when salt was purified by crystallization. Systematic work in crystal growth started in c. 1600 ce with the growth of crystals from aqueous solution and in c. 1850 from the melt and the vapor. 

2 A Brief History of Growing Ceramic Single Crystals 

Resonant bulk wave devices SiOj, LiTaOs 

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