Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.220, No.4, 345-350, 2000
Crystal growth of the quasi-one dimensional spin-magnet LiCuVO4
The phase relationships in the Li-Cu-V-O and Li-Cu-V-O-Cl systems were investigated and the phase diagrams determined. Based on these diagrams single crystals of the low-dimensional spin compound LiCuVO4 with maximal dimensions up to 12 x 3 x 3 mm(3) were grown from a solution of LiCuVO4 in a LNO3 or a LiVO3-LiCl melt. The stoichiometry of the grown crystals is discussed.