# Floating Zone Growth of Sr Substituted Han Purple: Ba$_{0.9}$Sr$_{0.1}$CuSi$_{2}$O$_{6}$

## TL;DR

This paper reports the successful growth of high-quality single crystals of Ba$_{0.9}$Sr$_{0.1}$CuSi$_{2}$O$_{6}$ using the floating zone method, enabling advanced neutron studies of this material.

## Contribution

It introduces a new crystal growth method for Ba$_{0.9}$Sr$_{0.1}$CuSi$_{2}$O$_{6}$ suitable for neutron scattering research.

## Key findings

- High-quality single crystals were grown successfully.
- Crystals were characterized by neutron diffraction and X-ray diffraction.
- Magnetic susceptibility confirmed the crystal quality.

## Abstract

We present a route to grow single crystals of Ba$_{0.9}$Sr$_{0.1}$CuSi$_{2}$O$_{6}$ suitable for inelastic neutron studies via the floating zone technique. Neutron single crystal diffraction was utilized to check their bulk quality and orientation. Finally, the high quality of the grown crystals was proven by X-ray diffraction and magnetic susceptibility.