FormulaLaAlO3
Crystal Growth
Growth MethodCzochralski
Growth Direction[100]
Max. Diameter (inch)Ø3“
Crystallographic Properties
Crystal Structure and Lattice Parameters (nm)pseudocubic
rhombohedral @25 °C α = 90.096°
cubic >435 °C a = 0.37896
Twin structuretwins parallel (100) in pseudocubic cell
Physical Properties
Colorcolorless to light brown
Density (g/cm3)6.51
Melting Point (K)2453
Thermal Expansion (10-6K-1)9.2
Dielectric Constant24.5
Loss Tangent (@ 77K, 10GHz)6 x 10-5
Hardness (Mohs)5-5.6