Dislocation structures in single crystals of yttrium orthovanadate were identified by using transmission electron microscopy. Electron diffraction was used to predict possible Burgers vectors for the dislocations. The results suggested vectors of ½[111]- or ¼[021]-type.

Dislocations in Yttrium Orthovanadate. D.E.Eakins, J.B.LeBret, M.G.Norton, D.F.Bahr: Journal of Crystal Growth, 2004, 266[4], 411-4