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Growth of the KR3F10 (R = Tb–Er) Compounds by the Vertical Directional Crystallization Method. II. Refinement of the Character of Melting, Growth, and Some Physical Properties of KDy3F10 Crystals
KDy
3
F
10
crystals have been grown from melt by the Bridgman technique. The incongruent character of melting of this compound is confirmed. The optimal melt composition for growing KDy
3
F
10
crystals has been determined experimentally and found to be 27.0 ± 0.5 mol % KF. KDy
3
F
10
, as well as KTb
3
F
10
, is a phase of variable composition. It is characterized by the presence of a small homogeneity region, where the cubic lattice (sp. gr.
) parameter is limited to the range from 11.6276(2) to 11.6118 (2) Å. The temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity of KDy
3
F
10
and DyF
3
crystals has been investigated for the first time, and some of their optical characteristics have been studied.