Decreasing lateral segregation in cadmium zinc telluride via ampoule tilting during vertical Bridgman growth

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 291, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 348-357

  Lun, Lisa ^a   Yeckel, Andrew ^a   Daoutidis, Prodromos ^a   Derby, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

A1. Computer simulation; A1. Convection; A1. Segregation; A2. Bridgman technique; B1. Cadmium compounds

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUE; COMPOSITIONAL PROFILES; MELT CONVECTION; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33747084104     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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