Thermal Conductivity of Single Crystals of CaF2–BaF2 Solid Solutions

Single crystals of Ca1 – хBaхF2 (x = 0.001–0.05 and 0.85–0.99) solid solutions have been grown by the Bridgman method, and their thermal conductivity has been measured in the range 50–300 K by an absolute steady-state axial heat flow technique. The thermal conductivity of all samples has been shown to decrease with increasing temperature. At 300 K, the lowest thermal conductivity of the samples with x ≤ 0.05 exceeds 6 W/(m K), and that of the samples with x ≥ 0.85 is a factor of 2 lower.