Kyropoulos method

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Spyro Kyropoulos, who proposed the technique in 1926.

Proper noun[edit]

the Kyropoulos method

  1. A method of bulk crystal growth, involving a seed crystal dipped into molten alumina and slowly pulled and rotated to form a single large crystal.
    Synonym: Kyropoulos technique
    Coordinate term: Czochralski process