Silicon-germanium bulk alloy growth by liquid encapsulated zone melting

被引:24
作者
Bliss, D [1 ]
Demczyk, B [1 ]
Anselmo, A [1 ]
Bailey, J [1 ]
机构
[1] PARKE MATH LAB,LOWELL,MA 01854
关键词
silicon-germanium; zone melting; alloy growth;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0248(96)01103-7
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Alloy crystals of silicon-germanium have been grown by the liquid-encapsulated zone-melting (LEZM) method. This method combines zone melting in a quartz container with liquid encapsulation by the molten salt CaCl2 to prevent nucleation al the container-melt interface. The thermal gradient from seed through the molten zone to the feed material was investigated to determine the alloy composition and molten zone length. Electron beam and X-ray analysis were used to characterize the crystal structure and composition of bulk crystals. Crystals of constant alloy composition at 4.5 at% are grown by this technique and reveal single-crystal structure and a high degree of compositional uniformity.
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页码:187 / 193
页数:7
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