A REVIEW OF THE BULK GROWTH OF HIGH BAND-GAP II-VI COMPOUNDS

A wide variety of methods has been applied to the bulk growth of high band gap II-VI compounds. This is due in part to the differences between the compounds, but more importantly, to the great difficulty of achieving single crystal material of significant size. Melt, solution, and vapor methods have all yielded material useful for small-scale experimental studies; however, significant progress in skill needs to be made in growth techniques for future applications of II-VI compounds to become effective.