A new method to grow single crystals and simultaneously control their growth orientation without melt processing has been discovered by Texas A&M University materials science and engineering doctoral ...

Remember that old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate out of a saltwater solution—or maybe the one where rock candy crystals form from sugar water? It turns out that your ...

Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that in polysilicon production the crucible angular speed affects the oxygen concentration near the crucible wall, which in turn affects the wafers’ mechanical ...

Czochralski growth, also called the Czochralski method or technique, is a method for growing high-quality single crystals of various materials. It finds wide application in the semiconductor industry, ...

Vols. 1, 3 constitute reports of 1st-2nd Conference on Crystal Growth, held in 1956 and 1959 and sponsored by the Institute of Crystallography, Academy of Sciences, USSR; v. 2 contains interim reports ...

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword to the English translation; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Crystal forms; 3 Crystal growth; 4 Factors determining ...

Controlling the size, shape and crystallographic orientation of single crystals is vital to exploit the desired properties. A new method to grow single crystals and simultaneously control their growth ...