Heat and Momentum Transfer Numerical Analysis in a Vertical Bridgman Growth System

In this work the momentum and heat transfer on a Bridgman system for the growth of GaSb has been studied. The main objective was to obtain some information about the role of the different processes like conduction, radiation and convective effects both in the melted material and the surrounding environment. These simulations are based on a 2D axi‐symmetrical model using a finite element method based code. The simulations have been carried out both in steady and transient states. It has been demonstrated that the consideration of a moving environment is important in the distribution of temperatures. The effects of the variations of thermal conductivities and emisivities on the thermal and velocity fields have been investigated. The results show that the key parameters are the thermal conductivities of the different materials present in the system, which produce significant changes in the convective flows inside the melt.     

Influence of Thermal Processing Parameters and Material Properties on Velocity Configurations in Semiconductor Melts During the Vertical Bridgman Growth Technique

The paper deals with the influence of thermal boundary conditions and thermophysical material properties on velocity configurations in Bridgman arrangements. Numerical simulations are presented for (Bi_1—xSb_x)₂Te₃ melts as a representative for semiconductor melts of low Prandtl numbers. Based on two characteristic temperature profiles, results have been calculated for 2D-axisymmetric and 3D Bridgman configurations applying the FIDAP^TM FEM code using pseudo-steady-state conditions with a constant growth rate. For simulation close to real growth conditions the model used includes real geometry parameters as well as the experimentally measured temperature distribution at the outer ampoule surface and temperature depending material properties. The calculations show significant variations in the flow configuration and the resulting radial inhomogeneity of the grown crystal depending on the thermal processing parameters used.     

不同磁场对大直径单晶硅生长中的动量与热量输运影响的数值分析

本文采用紊流模型对大直径单晶硅在垂直磁场及勾形磁场作用时熔体内动量及热量输运作了数值模拟.采用有限体积法离散控制方程,采用SIMPLE((Semi-implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations)算法耦合压力和速度场.对无磁场、垂直磁场及勾形磁场作用下熔体内的传输特性进行了比较.数值计算结果表明,垂直磁场对动量及热量的分布具有双重效应.垂直磁场强度过大,不利于晶体生长.随着勾形磁场强度的增加,熔体内子午面上的流动减弱,并且紊流强度也相应降低.     

Convective Temperature Fluctuations in Liquid Gallium in Dependence on Static and Rotating Magnetic Fields

The influence of static axial, static transversal, and rotating magnetic fields on convective temperature fluctuations in liquid gallium (temperature range around 800 °C, Prandtl number 2.5 · 10⁻³) has been investigated. For a Rayleigh number of 6.3 · 10⁻⁵ (ΔT = 10°C, h = 50 mm), convective temperature fluctuations with peak to peak values of 3 °C have been measured. Depending on the strength, the frequency, and the configuration of the field, they could be eliminated to ΔT < 0.01 °C (static axial field of 182 mT), damped to a nearly periodic state with 0.1 °C amplitudes (static transversal field of 45 mT), or reduced to 0.03 °C oscillations by applying a rotating field.     

坩埚下降法生长白宝石晶体的研究

本文报道了坩埚下降法生长大尺寸白宝石单晶.我们使用大尺寸异型钼坩埚,高纯氧化铝原料,在中性气氛下,结晶区温度梯度为25～30℃/cm,生长速度为0.8～1.8mm/h,生长方向选C面[0001]取向,成功生长出直径80mm,高度90mm的完整透明的白宝石单晶,在300～5500nm范围内,其光学透过率均在80;以上.实验中采用高性能保温材料使生长过程所需加热功率由20kW下降到15kW,能耗降低达25;;采用双回路加热系统,提高温场稳定性,缩短晶体生长周期.晶体的主要缺陷为顶部(生长后期)出现有5～10mm淡黄色色带(经在氧化性气氛中退火后已消除)和底部有细丝状条纹.     

碲锌镉垂直布里奇曼法晶体生长过程固液界面的演化

计算模拟了半导体材料碲锌镉垂直布里奇曼法单晶体生长过程,以等温线图展示了固液界面形状的演化,分析了温度梯度和坩埚移动速率对固液界面形状以及晶体内组分偏析的影响.计算结果表明在凝固的初始段,固液界面的凹陷深度较大,随后有较大幅度的减小.整个凝固过程中固液界面的凹陷深度值有一定的波动性.提高温度梯度、降低坩埚移动速率均能有效地减小固液界面的凹陷,改善晶体的径向组分偏析.     

Chemical Segregation in Vertical Bridgman Growth of GaInSb Alloys

A set of experiments on the solidification of Ga _1-x In _x Sb alloys with a large variation of the sample diameter (from 1mm to 10mm), of the growth rate (from 0.7 to 7 μm/s) and of the concentration (from x=0.01 to x= 0.1) is described. The associated radial and longitudinal segregation of the In have been analysed by SIMS or electron microprobe. Numerical simulation of the experiments, taking into account thermal, hydrodynamic and chemical behaviour has been carried out with the help of FIDAP. It is shown from these numerical results that a plateau of concentration can be reached even if a convective loop is present close to the interface, provided that the convection does not extend into the bulk of the liquid. This is in full agreement with the experimental results obtained. Supporting this analysis, in some experiments, a defect in term of verticality of the crucible led to complex 3-D convection involving the whole liquid, and in that case no plateau was obtained. For the radial segregation ΔC_R, three regimes of transport are found, characterised by the convective level: - A diffusive one, with a low, constant, ΔC_R related to the interface curvature. - A quasi-diffusive one (weak convection) in which ΔC_R increases with convection. - A convective one in which it decreases. Measured radial segregations are in good agreement with predictions from the numerical simulations.     

分离结晶垂直Bridgman法生长CdZnTe晶体的全局数值模拟

采用FLUENT软件对分离结晶Bridgman法生长CdZnTe晶体进行了全局数值模拟.模拟对象为:熔体上部边界条件分别为固壁和自由表面时两种晶体生长系统.重点考虑坩埚和晶体之间狭缝宽度e和重力对分离结晶过程的影响.在计算中分别取e=0 mm、0.5 mm和1 mm三种狭缝宽度,得到了在微重力和常重力条件下的温度分布、结晶界面形状以及流函数分布图.结果表明:在微重力条件下,当熔体上部为固壁时,随着狭缝宽度的增大,热毛细力作用增强,流动强度增强;当熔体上部为自由表面时,则与之相反.在常重力条件下,由于浮力-热毛细对流的共同作用,随着狭缝宽度的增加,流动强度逐渐减弱,有助于提高晶体生长质量.     

垂直Bridgman法生长Cd1-XMnxTe晶体的缺陷研究

本文采用垂直布里奇曼(Bridgman)法生长了尺寸为Φ30 mm×130mm的Cd1-xMnxTe晶体,利用Nakagawa腐蚀液显示了晶体的位错、Te夹杂相和孪晶缺陷,并采用傅立叶变换红外光谱仪研究了晶体的红外透过率与晶体缺陷之间的关系.结果表明:生长态Cd1-xMnxTe晶体的位错密度为104～105 cm-2,Te夹杂相密度为103～104cm-2,晶体中的孪晶主要为共格孪晶,孪晶面为[111]面,且平行于晶体生长方向.在入射光波数4000～500 cm-1范围,晶体的红外透过率为36.7;～55.3;,红外透过率越大,表明晶体的位错和Te夹杂相密度越低,晶体对该波长范围的红外光表现为晶格吸收和自由载流子吸收.     

坩埚下降法生长钨酸镉晶体的闪烁性能

以高温固相反应合成CdWO4多晶为原料,采用垂直坩埚下降法生长出大尺寸完整CdWO4晶体,就所生长CdWO4晶体进行了闪烁发光性能的测试表征,包括紫外可见透射光谱、光致发光光谱、光致发射衰减时间、X射线激发发射光谱、相对光产额以及γ射线辐照硬度.结果表明,该单晶在可见光区具有良好的光学透过性,其光致发光与X射线激发发射光的峰值波长位于475 nm左右,其光致发射衰减时间为842 ns;以CsI∶Tl晶体为基准样品,测得γ射线激发发光的光产额相当于基准样品的51.5％～57.4％,在γ射线辐照条件下其辐照硬度达107 rad.     

碘化钾单晶的非真空密闭坩埚下降法生长

本文报道了KI单晶在非真空密闭条件下的坩埚下降法生长.以经充分干燥的高纯KI多晶为原料,将KI多晶料密封于套层铂坩埚中,添加少量活性碳粉末,可避免碘化物熔体的氧化与挥发,从而在非真空条件下实现KI单晶的坩埚下降法生长.在晶体生长过程中,炉体温度调节于750～770 ℃,固液界面温度梯度为30～40 ℃/cm,坩埚下降速率控制为1～2 mm/h,成功生长出尺寸为φ25 mm×50 mm的透明完整KI单晶.采用XRD、DTA-TG、透射光谱、荧光光谱对所获KI单晶进行了测试表征,结果表明该单晶具有良好的光学均匀性,在450～2500 nm波长范围的光学透过率达70;以上,其光学吸收边位于280 nm左右;在266 nm脉冲光激发下,该单晶具有397 nm峰值波长的荧光发射.     

高温垂直Bridgman法生长Zn1-xMgxTe晶体

采用高温垂直Bridgman法,以ZnTe(5N)、Mg(5N)和Te(7N)为初始原料,在高温下成功生长出了尺寸为φ15mm×50 mm的Zn1-xMgxTe晶体.分别采用X射线衍射、紫外可见分光光度计和红外光谱仪研究了晶体的结构及光学性质,通过PL谱和化学腐蚀的方法分析了晶体的结晶质量.结果表明:所生长的晶体具有立方相结构,晶格常数为0.61585 nm,略大于ZnTe晶格常数,晶锭中质量最好部分的晶片红外和紫外透过率接近60;,室温下其禁带宽度约为2.37 eV.77 K温度下,PL谱中存在A和B两个主要的发光带,位错腐蚀坑密度在105 cm-2数量级.     

Modelling of the Transport Processes in Bridgman grown Gallium Antimonide

In this work the thermal, velocity and species fields in the melt during the crystal growth by the vertical Bridgman method, has been studied. The simulations were focused on the special case of GaSb, which is a semiconductor of high technological importance. The simulations have been carried out both in 2 and 3‐D. In both cases the momentum (Navier‐Stockes), energy and mass transport equations were solved. The wall‐to‐wall radiation has also been included. In the two‐dimensional case an axisymmetric global model was developed taking into account the different elements present inside the real Bridgman growth system. In order to study the transport processes in the whole system during a complete growth process, the time dependence has also been considered. In the three‐dimensional case, the mathematical domain is restricted to the melt. These simulations were developed in order to study the influence of the ampoule tilting on the dopant distribution in the melt.     

Optical Properties of CuInSe2 Single Crystals Grown by the Vertical Bridgman Technique

The optical absorption near the fundamental edge of n-type CuInSe₂ single crystals was studied for samples having different impurity concentrations. It is found that with increasing impurity concentration the gap energy decreases whilst the tail absorption below the edge and its characteristic energy increase. It is concluded that band-gap narrowing due to high ionized impurity concentrations plays an important role in CuInSe₂ single crystals.     

Vertical Bridgman growth and characterization of large ZnGeP2 single crystals

The growth of ZnGeP₂ crystals by seeded Vertical Bridgman method was studied. High-quality near-stoichiometric ZnGeP₂ single crystals obtained were of 20–30 mm in diameter and 90–120 mm in length. By selection of the seed crystallographic orientation the single crystal ingots without cracks and twins were grown, as shown by X-ray diffraction. The infrared transmission property of the ZnGeP₂ crystals was studied by the calculated optical absorption coefficient spectra. The results showed that after thermal annealing of the crystals the optical absorption coefficient was ～0.10 cm^?1 at 2.05 μm, and ～0.01 cm^?1 at 3–8 μm. The rocking curves patterns of the (4 0 0) reflection demonstrated that the as-grown single crystals possessed a good structural quality. The composition of the crystals was close to the ideal stoichiometry ratio of 1:1:2. The low-loss typical ZnGeP₂ samples of 6 mm×6 mm×15 mm in sizes were cut from the annealed ingots for optical parametric oscillation experiments. The output power of 3.2 W was obtained at 3–5 μm when the incident pumping power of 2.05 μm laser was 9.4 W, and the corresponding slope efficiency and the conversion efficiency were 44% and 34%, respectively.     

Analysis of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Gas Phase Crystal Growth Furnace

Steady-state simulations of fluid flow and temperature field are presented for an equipment that is used to grow Zinc Selenide single crystals from the gaseous phases via physical (PVT) or chemical vapour transport (CVT). Due to the horizontal arrangement of the air-filled furnace pipe calculating the natural convection in the air requires a 3D (three-dimensional) treatment of the problem. The simulations have been done by applying the commercial finite-element package FIDAP. The Navier-Stokes equation is solved with the Boussinesq approximation. The heat transfer analysis comprises also internal radiation wall-to-wall exchange. Due to the presence of the ampoule in the pipe, the development of vortices with higher velocities is restrained, so that the maximum velocity is roughly 1/4 of that in the case without an ampoule.     

Er3+:CaMoO4单晶的坩埚下降法生长与光谱性能

采用高温固相反应法合成Er3+:CaMoO4多晶料,通过坩埚下降法生长出1 mol; Er3+掺杂CaMoO4单晶;应用X射线粉末衍射证实了晶体材料的结晶物相,测试了退火前后单晶试样的透射光谱、吸收光谱、上转换荧光光谱和近红外荧光光谱,应用Judd-Ofelt理论计算了Er3+:CaMoO4晶体的光谱性能参数.研究表明,在980 nm激发光源作用下,从单晶试样获得较强的上转换绿色荧光发射,且呈现以1535 nm为中心波长的较宽荧光发射;经空气氛退火处理单晶试样的光学透过性得以改善,其上转换荧光发射和近红外荧光发射也得以明显增强.     

Influence of Low Axial Temperature Gradient on Ga-Doped Germanium Crystal Growth by the Vertical Bridgman Method

Crystallography Reports - The influence of a low axial temperature gradient on the growth of the Ge:Ga crystal by the vertical Bridgman technique was investigated. The axial temperature gradient of...