CRYSTAL GROWTH OF ROD-SHAPED beta -LiAlO2.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1987.tb04896.x

The use of fuel cells is a highly effective method of generating electric power. For this application, LiAlO//2 crystals, which are inert against alkali carbonate, are desirable as a reinforcement material. LiAlO//2 crystals are obtained conventionally in the form of powder. In a few publications, crystal growth of rod-shaped LiAlO//2 has been described, but the fiber length was very short, less than 4 mu m. In the present study, rod-shaped beta -LiAlO//2 crystals 10 to 15 mu m long were grown using LiOH-Al//2O//3-NaOH as the raw material.