Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Directional solidification and characterization of InBi1?xSbx crystals Description An account of the resource Homogeneous and stoichiometric samples of InBi1?xSbx (x=0, 0.1) crystals have been directionally solidified to explore their suitability for optoelectronic applications. Prior to the growth, the temperature distribution of an indigenously fabricated horizontal furnace has been analysed and optimized to conduct the growth experiments on the basis of phase diagram of the material. Systematic trials have been carried out for several growth runs (48, 60 and 72h) by maintaining an axial temperature gradient of 4, 6 and 8C/cm with the aid of a temperature controller mechanism. The key parameters governing the growth mechanism, composition, phase, and structure of the grown InBi1?xSbx crystals were investigated via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron and atomic force microscopy, Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The presence of secondary phases was ruled out and the average congruent melting points of InBi and InBi0.9Sb0.1 samples were confirmed as 109.43 and 121.13C respectively, by employing differential scanning calorimetric analysis. Investigations on the optical, electrical and mechanical properties of these materials were carried out. Vickers microhardness was found to increase with the Sb incorporation. The average optical band gap computed from the IR transmission spectra was found to be 0.165eV. The results obtained promise that InBi1?xSbx crystals grown by directional solidification are favourable candidates than those grown by other melt methods. 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ajayakumar C.J.; Kunjomana A.G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, Vol-27, No. 7, pp. 7467-7477. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer New York LLC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4724-x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4724-x</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961629628&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10854-016-4724-x&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d03b3ca60635591286ea87fe7ac0cbd7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84961629628&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10854-016-4724-x&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d03b3ca60635591286ea87fe7ac0cbd7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9574522 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ajayakumar C.J., Department of Physics, Crystal Research Centre, Christ University, Bengaluru, 560 029, India; Kunjomana A.G., Department of Physics, Crystal Research Centre, Christ University, Bengaluru, 560 029, India