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 Synthesis, growth mechanism and physical properties of vapour-deposited GaTe platelets Subject The topic of the resource electrical properties; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; mechanical parameters; physical vapour deposition; semiconductors Description An account of the resource The physical vapour deposition (PVD) method has been employed to yield gallium telluride (GaTe) platelets. The morphology and growth mechanism of these platelets were investigated with the aid of scanning electron micrographs. The stoichiometry and homogeneity of the grown samples were confirmed by chemical analysis. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique has been used to explore the structure and phase of the compound. On the basis of the Archimedes principle, the density of crystals was estimated to be 5.442 kg mm-3. The resistivity and conductivity type were determined by the van der Pauw method. UV-vis-NIR studies revealed a direct transition with an energy gap of 1.69 eV. Mechanical properties such as microhardness, toughness, Young's modulus and elastic stiffness constant of GaTe crystals in response to the stress field due to an external load were studied to realize their suitability for radiation detector applications. The present observations provide an insight into the physical properties of the vapour-grown GaTe platelets, which are found to be superior over their melt counterparts. 2014 International Union of Crystallography. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kunjomana A.G.; Teena M.; Chandrasekharan K.A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Applied Crystallography, Vol-47, No. 6, pp. 1841-1848. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Union of Crystallography Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576714020263" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576714020263</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84912536457&amp;doi=10.1107%2FS1600576714020263&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8878064cfe9aa350b9a534d0996599b9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84912536457&amp;doi=10.1107%2fS1600576714020263&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=8878064cfe9aa350b9a534d0996599b9</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 218898; CODEN: JACGA 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 Kunjomana A.G., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India; Teena M., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India; Chandrasekharan K.A., Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India