Growth and characterization of chalcogenide crystals by vapour method

Title

Growth and characterization of chalcogenide crystals by vapour method

Creator

Reshmi P.M.; Kunjomana A.G.; Chandrasekharan K.A.

Description

A horizontal linear gradient two zone furnace was designed and employed to grow single crystals of indium telluride by Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) method. It was calibrated for various trials including, series and parallel combinations of coils, and set temperatures. Systematic growth runs for chalcogenide crystals were performed by varying the source and growth temperatures. Crystals of different sizes and morphologies were obtained. The morphology and chemical analysis of the grown crystals were investigated by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Analysis using X-rays (EDAX). The hardness of the crystals was estimated using a Vickers microhardness tester. 2011 American Institute of Physics.

Source

AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol-1349, No. PART A, pp. 1323-1324.

Date

2011-01-01

Subject

Chalcogenides; EDAX; Furnace; Hardness; PVD; SEM

Coverage

Reshmi P.M., Research Centre, Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore 560 029, India; Kunjomana A.G., Research Centre, Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore 560 029, India; Chandrasekharan K.A., Research Centre, Department of Physics, Christ University, Bangalore 560 029, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 15517616; ISBN: 978-073540905-7

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3610223

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