Issue 39, 2021

Effect of the pulling, crystal and crucible rotation rate on the thermal stress and the melt–crystal interface in the Czochralski growth of germanium crystals

Abstract

A set of two-dimensional numerical simulations of the Czochralski growth of germanium crystals were performed in order to study the effect of the crystal pulling rate and crystal/crucible rotation rate on the flow and thermal field of the growth setup and the thermal stress within the grown crystal during different stages of the growth process. It was found that the crystal quality, which directly depends on the thermal stress distribution and the melt–crystal interface shape, is a result of the interaction of the considered growth factors. An approximately flat interface with minimum thermal stress in the grown Ge crystal can be achieved by the proper selection of these growth parameters.

Graphical abstract: Effect of the pulling, crystal and crucible rotation rate on the thermal stress and the melt–crystal interface in the Czochralski growth of germanium crystals

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Apr 2021
Accepted
19 Aug 2021
First published
22 Sep 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 6967-6976

Effect of the pulling, crystal and crucible rotation rate on the thermal stress and the melt–crystal interface in the Czochralski growth of germanium crystals

M. Saadatirad, M. H. Tavakoli, H. Khodamoradi and S. R. Masharian, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 6967 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00455G

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