TY - CHAP AU - Francisco Rey-GarcĂ­a AU - Carmen Bao-Varela AU - Florinda M. Costa ED - Riadh Marzouki Y1 - 2019-11-25 PY - 2019 T1 - Laser Floating Zone: General Overview Focusing on the Oxyorthosilicates Growth N2 - New crystalline materials (organic, inorganic, hybrid) are promising for various applications, including electrical, piezoelectric, ferroelectric, magnetic, and catalytic processes. In addition, given their remarkable structural richness, these materials exhibit several interesting physical properties, such as ionic conduction, ion exchange, and others. Crystal growth, morphology, and grain size are factors influencing these physical properties. This book examines methods of synthesis of the most common crystalline materials and describes nucleation and crystal growth of various materials. BT - Synthesis Methods and Crystallization SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90309 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.90309 SN - 978-1-83880-224-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -