Title :
Artificial Electrical Twinning in Quartz Crystals
Author_Institution :
Radio Laboratory of the Dutch Postal Telegraph and Telephone Service, The Hague, Holland
Abstract :
By local heating to temperatures below 573 degrees centigrade, localized twinning is easily produced in AT-CT-, and GT-cut quartz plates. This twinning is of the electrical or Dauphine type. Such twinning may result from manufacturing operations, but may be prevented.
Keywords :
Ceramics; Crystals; Etching; Lead; Manufacturing; Optical sensors; Resistance heating; Soldering; Temperature sensors; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1947.234577