Engineering phase formation thermo-chemistry for crystal growth of homogeneous ternary and quaternary III-V compound semiconductors from melts

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 956-963

  Dutta, P S ^a   Miller, T R ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; FREE ENERGY; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SOLIDIFICATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

QUATERNARY COMPOUNDS; TERNARY COMPOUNDS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034229659     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-000-0188-z     Document Type: Article

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