VELAZQUEZ Matias

Research activities

Selected crystal growth publications in time order:

- 2000: single crystal growth, by optical floating-zone melting, and characterization of the CMR compound La_1.2(Sr,Ca)_1.8Mn₂O₇ (10.1016/S0022-0248(00)00873-3)
- 2006-2008: single crystal growth, by the vertical Bridgman-Stockbarger method, and characterization of non-hygroscopic chlorides and bromides for laser or nonlinear optical operations (10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.10.015, 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2005.11.104, 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2006.03.024, 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.10.003)
- 2011: high-temperature solution growth of Yb³⁺-doped RE₂O₃ (RE=Y,Lu) single crystals at half their melting point temperature (10.1039/C1CE00015B), for laser operation (10.1364/OL.38.004146)
- 2012-2013: single crystal growth, by the Kyropoulos method, and characterization of bulk Li₆(Eu,Gd)(BO₃)₃ (10.1039/C3CE40176F), for heat-scintillation cryogenic bolometer operation (10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/012025)
- 2015: first ever growth of Tb₂O₃ single crystals by the flux method at half their melting point temperature, and discovery of their high Verdet constant for optical insulation applications (10.1039/C4CE02006E)
- 2018-2022: Czochralski growth of bulk Li₂MoO₄ single crystals (10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2021.126420), for heat-scintillation cryogenic bolometer operation (10.1016/j.nima.2018.02.101)
- 2020: aqueous solution growth and characterization of high-quality Herbertsmithite ZnCu₃(OH)₆Cl₂ single crystals (10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2019.125372), for quantum spin liquids investigations (10.1038/s41567-020-0792-1)