Modeling the growth of CZT by the EDG process

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7079, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Derby, Jeffrey J ^a   Gasperino, David ^a   Lun, Lisa ^a   Yeckel, Andrew ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Crucible design; Crystal growth; CZT; Furnace design; Heat transfer; Melt convection; Numerical modeling; Thermal fields

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CRUCIBLES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; DESIGN; FURNACES; GAMMA RAYS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RADIATION DETECTORS; STARS; ZINC;

CRUCIBLE DESIGN; CZT; FURNACE DESIGN; MELT CONVECTION; NUMERICAL MODELING; THERMAL FIELDS;

Z TRANSFORMS;

EID: 57549118711     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.793315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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