Anomalous segregation during electrodynamic gradient freeze growth of cadmium zinc telluride

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-19

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Yeckel, Andrew ^a   Burger, Arnold ^b   Cui, Yunlong ^b   Lynn, Kelvin G ^c   Derby, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b FISK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A1. Computer simulation; A1. Convection; A1. Heat transfer; A1. Segregation; A2. Bridgman technique; B2. Semiconducting IIVI materials

Indexed keywords

A1. COMPUTER SIMULATION; A1. CONVECTION; A1. HEAT TRANSFER; A1. SEGREGATION; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUES; SEMICONDUCTING II-VI MATERIALS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); PHASE INTERFACES; Z TRANSFORMS; ZINC;

SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

EID: 79958708032     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2011.04.041     Document Type: Article

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