Growth of Pure and Intercalated Zrte2, Tite2 and Hfte2 Dichalcogenide Single Crystals by Isothermal Chemical Vapor Transport

We report on a modified chemical vapor transport (CVT) methodology for the growth of pure and intercalated Zr, Ti, Hf dichalcogenide single crystals, e.g. ZrTe2, Gd0.05ZrTe2, HfTe2, Cu0.05TiTe2. While most common method CVT is carried out in quartz tubes subjected to temperature gradient between charge location, using this isothermal-CVT (ICVT) takes place isothermally sealed placed horizontally box furnaces, iodine (I2) as agent. The structure composition crystals were determined by means X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), induced coupling plasma (ICP). grown with can be large, show excellent crystallinity homogeneity. Their morphology plate-like, larger dimensions long 15 mm.