X-ray Topographic Investigations of Domain Structure in Czochralski Grown $Pr_{x}La_{1-x}AlO_{3}$ Crystals

In the present paper X-ray diffraction topographic techniques were applied to a number of samples cut from Czochralski grown $Pr_{x}La_{1-x}AlO_{3}$ crystals with different ratio of praseodymium and lanthanum. Conventional and synchrotron X-ray topographic investigations revealed differently developed domain structures dependent on the composition of mixed praseodymium lanthanum aluminium perovskites. Some large mosaic blocks were observed together with the domains. In the best crystals, X-ray topographs revealed striation fringes and individual dislocations inside large domains. Synchrotron topographs allowed us to indicate that the domains correspond to three different crystallographic planes, and to evaluate the lattice misorientation between domains in the range of 20-50 arc min.