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Journal of Crystal Growth | 1993
I. Harter; P. Dusserre; Thierry Duffar; J.Ph. Nabot; N. Eustathopoulos
Abstract The measurement of the wetting angle of GaSb and InSb melts on C, BN, AIN, Al 2 O 3 and SiO 2 substrates by the sessile drop method under static vacuum is described and discussed. The surface tension and the work of adhesion are calculated. Finally, the results are compared with published data and with the predictions of theoretical models.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 1997
V.A. Tatarchenko; V.S. Uspenski; E.V. Tatarchenko; J.Ph. Nabot; Thierry Duffar; B. Roux
Abstract A theoretical investigation of the crystal growth shaping process is carried out on the basis of the dynamic stability concept. The capillary dynamic stability of shaped crystal growth processes for various forms of the liquid menisci is analyzed using the mathematical model of the phenomena in the axisymmetric case. The catching boundary condition of the capillary boundary problem is considered and the limits of its application for shaped crystal growth modeling are discussed. The static stability of a liquid free surface is taken into account by means of the Jacobi equation analysis. The result is that a large number of menisci having drop-like shapes are statically unstable. A few new non-traditional liquid meniscus shapes (e.g., bubbles and related shapes) are proposed for the case of a catching boundary condition.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 1997
Thierry Duffar; J.M. Gourbil; P. Boiton; Pierre Dusserre; N. Eustathopoulos
Abstract Full encapsulation of liquid semiconductors during Bridgman growth helps to improve the crystal quality by decreasing the nucleation of grains and the dislocation density. An experimental and theoretical study has been undertaken in order to better understand the phenomena and to determine the necessary conditions to be achieved. In the case of the LiClKCl encapsulant in silica crucibles, surface energy calculations predict a stable salt layer between the molten semiconductor and the crucible. For GaAs growth with B 2 O 3 encapsulant, surface energies are not strong enough and it is shown that the oxide layer is due to the high viscosity of the encapsulant which prevents it flowing upward. It is then mandatory to have a good wetting of the crucible walls by the boron oxide before the melting of the semiconductor.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 1997
J.L. Santailler; Thierry Duffar; F. Théodore; P. Boiton; C. Barat; B. Angelier; N. Giacometti; Pierre Dusserre; J.P. Nabot
Two commercial codes, FIDAP and MARC, have been used to model a number of crystal growth processes in collaboration with industrial and research teams. Examples of global and local simulations in the field of heat transfer, hydrodynamics, chemistry and mechanics are given and the results are compared to experimental measurements, with good agreement as a rule. This establishes that such codes can be used to help improve crystal growth processes, while full global transient models still belong to software specifically written in order to model crystal growth. Emphasis is put on the necessity to validate the numerical results by comparison with experiments and to have a clear understanding of the physical laws hidden behind the software.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 1999
Thierry Duffar; Pierre Dusserre; N. Giacometti; P. Boiton; J.P. Nabot; N. Eustathopoulos
Solid-liquid interface demarcations have been performed during the growth of GaSb and Ge samples by the vertical Bridgman method. The crucibles were made of boron nitride, silica or carbon based materials. Subsequent metallographies in a plane containing the sample axis show that the interface is distorted on a distance of about 100 μm close to the crucible wall. The angle of the interface line with the crucible, measured on the solid side, ranges between 25° for GaSb/BN to 120° for Ge/SiO 2 . These measures are compared to the experimental observation that parasitic grain nucleation has a high probability of occurrence when BN crucibles are used and a rather low one in the case of silica crucibles. These results are in qualitative agreement with the theory of nucleation on homogeneous or heterogeneous substrates.
Materials Science and Engineering A-structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing | 1993
Thierry Duffar; C. Barat; J.-Ph. Nabot
Abstract The aim of this work was to study the relevance of numerical simulation to improve the process control for French industrial crystal growers. This investigation focused on the growth of semiconductor and halogenide crystals by the Bridgman technique. Calculations were performed by the finite element method and, for comparison, experiments were carried out in Bridgman pulling machines working either in the laboratory or in industrial plants. Comparison of calculations with experimental data has revealed a good agreement and a satisfactory reliability. Finally, it resulted in a better understanding and various improvements of industrial processes.
Journal of Crystal Growth | 1995
V.A. Tatarchenko; J.Ph. Nabot; Thierry Duffar; E.V. Tatarchenko; B. Roux
Archive | 1997
Jean Delepine; Thierry Duffar; Jean-Philippe Nabot; Bernard Wales
Archive | 1992
Jean-Paul Garandet; Thierry Duffar; Jean-Jacques Favier
Archive | 1997
Jean Delepine; Thierry Duffar; Jean-Philippe Nabot; Bernard Wales