Nefedov, O.; Dovnarovich, A.; Kostikov, V.; Mozhevitina, E.; Bocharnikov, D.; Avetissov, I. Numerical Simulation of CdTe Crystal Growth Using the Vertical Gradient Freeze Technique Assisted by Axial Low-Frequency Oscillations of the Melt. Crystals2024, 14, 72.
Nefedov, O.; Dovnarovich, A.; Kostikov, V.; Mozhevitina, E.; Bocharnikov, D.; Avetissov, I. Numerical Simulation of CdTe Crystal Growth Using the Vertical Gradient Freeze Technique Assisted by Axial Low-Frequency Oscillations of the Melt. Crystals 2024, 14, 72.
Nefedov, O.; Dovnarovich, A.; Kostikov, V.; Mozhevitina, E.; Bocharnikov, D.; Avetissov, I. Numerical Simulation of CdTe Crystal Growth Using the Vertical Gradient Freeze Technique Assisted by Axial Low-Frequency Oscillations of the Melt. Crystals2024, 14, 72.
Nefedov, O.; Dovnarovich, A.; Kostikov, V.; Mozhevitina, E.; Bocharnikov, D.; Avetissov, I. Numerical Simulation of CdTe Crystal Growth Using the Vertical Gradient Freeze Technique Assisted by Axial Low-Frequency Oscillations of the Melt. Crystals 2024, 14, 72.
Abstract
The problem of intensification of melt crystal growth process has been analyzed using CdTe as an actual material. Numerical simulation of 100 mm diameter CdTe crystal growth by VGF technique has been carried out. The heat-mass transfer was controlled by introducing of low-frequency oscillating baffle into the melt, so called axial vibrational control (AVC) technique. The baffle configuration has been optimized to destroy solid «tails», which were formed near the crucible walls at high cooling rates due to the low thermoconductivity and the corresponding latent heat. Analysis of CdTe homogeneity range showed that during fast crystal cooling Te micro precipitations were formed resulting from decay of oversaturated Cd-riched nonstoichiometric solid solution at Bridgman crystal growth technique. A VGF grown CdTe crystal after full crystallization stays inside the phase field of the high temperature wurtzite polymorph. This makes it possible to go through the polymorph transition without Te micro-precipitating using the advantages of VGF specific feature of very slow cooling.
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