Houston
Crystals
About Us
Houston Crystals is a crystal growth service that grows crystals of a variety of functional inorganic materials. With nearly 20 years of crystal growth experience, Houston Crystals is able to grow large and high quality crystals of a variety of materials.
Houston Crystals was founded by Prof. P. Shiv Halasyamani who is the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Houston. Prof. Halasyamani has published over 275 papers, with an h-index of 66, and over 15,000 citations. A brief CV may be found here. LinkedIn; ORCID
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Crystal Growth Methods
Houston Crystals possesses some of the most extensive crystal growth capabilities in the United States. These include Floating Zone, Bridgman, Czochralski, Top-Seeded Solution, and transport. Crystals that have been grown by these methods may be found here.
What We Offer
We grow a variety of oxide and non-oxide materials through the methods described above. These include insulators, semi-conductors, and conductors.
Available Crystals
Please check back, as we continue to improve crystal quality.
MoS2
MoSe2
WSe2
Sb2S3
Custom Crystal Growth
Interested in custom crystal growth? We are able to grow a variety of materials that are not shown. Please reach out to Prof. P. Shiv Halasyamani - psh@uh.edu.
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Interested in having boules cut and/or wafers polished?
Please contact Jim Jeannote - JJ Fabrication, Ellijay, GA (jjfabrication@yahoo.com)
Looking for Single Crystal TeO2? Check out Crys-Teh! These Ukrainian scientists are also interested in international collaborations and funding opportunities.
