New Synthesis Pathways Through High-Pressure Floating Zone Growth

High-pressure floating zone growth can provide nonequilibrium synthesis pathways capable of creating an array of new functional and quantum materials. The ability to access ultrahigh processing temperatures in high pressure reactive gas environments can, in many cases, provide a unique processing environment for realizing new materials. In this talk, I will discuss some of our group’s recent work in the growth of quantum materials via high pressure floating zone techniques. Select examples of our recent research will be given and potential opportunities for driven states enabled by advances in high pressure floating zone instrumentation will be highlighted.