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Quartz is the second most widely used electronic material, with approximately 3,000 t (3,300 st) of single crystals used each year. Most of the quartz used in electronics is synthetic and is manufactured using a technique called hydrothermal growth. This paper reviews the basics of hydrothermal growth, the feedstocks used for these crystals and the challenges to improving the growth process. This paper also reviews the processing of these crystals, the markets and applications where they are used, and the global outlook for these markets.
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Hervey, P.R., Foise, J.W. Synthetic quartz crystal — A review. Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration 18, 1–4 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03402862
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