Maintaining convex interface shapes during electrodynamic gradient freeze growth of cadmium zinc telluride using a dynamic, bell-curve furnace profile

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 355, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-121

  Zhang, Nan ^a   Yeckel, Andrew ^a   Derby, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BRIDGMAN; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUES; CADMIUM ZINC TELLURIDES; CRYSTALLINITIES; FURNACE TEMPERATURES; GROWTH TECHNIQUES; HEAT TRANSFER DESIGNS; HEATING ZONE; HIGHER YIELD; INTERFACE SHAPE; MELT GROWTH; SEMICONDUCTING II-VI MATERIALS; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; SOLIDIFICATION INTERFACE;

BELLS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; Z TRANSFORMS;

FURNACES;

EID: 84864037227     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.06.042     Document Type: Article

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