Flux Growth
Just as liquid water dissolves salt, molten metals can be used to dissolve elements and from this melt, precipitate materials.
Vapor Transport
Some materials are like royalty, they like to be carried. We sometimes make materials by transporting them across a temperature gradient. Gases (vapor) are used for this process.
X-Ray Diffraction
Perhaps the most important kind of characterization, x-ray diffraction is the best way to find out what we’ve actually made!
Featuring Nicholas Breznay
Arc Melter
Sometimes our crystals don't want to form in our ovens. So we make sure they melt together with some intense heat.
