Sapphire

Elena R. Dobrovinskaya, PhD, is the Chief Scientist at Rubicon Technology, Illinois.  She has over 45 years of experience in Research and Development, and industrial experience in the fields of crystal growth, physical and mechanical properties and defects in single crystals, including the area of sapphire growth and applications (37 years).  Dr. Dobrovinskaya has more than 300 scientific works, 19 patents, and 4 books.

• Application of Sapphire.- Properties of Sapphire.- Radiation Effects in Sapphire.- Crystal Growth Methods.- The Regularities of Structure Defect Formation at the Crystal Growing.- Influence of Chemical–Mechanical Treatment on the Quality of Sapphire Article Working Surfaces and on the Evolution of Surfaces under the Action of Forces.- The Effect of Thermal Treatment of Crystals on Their Structure Quality and Mechanical Characteristics.- Methods for Obtaining Complex Monolithic Sapphire Units and Large-Size Crystals.