Simplified version of calculation of the composition distribution along a single crystal of a binary solid solution obtained by pulling from a feeding melt

The possibility of obtaining single crystals of binary solid solutions exhibiting strong segregation upon crystallization by pulling from a feeding melt with the use of a crucible shaped as a truncated cone and a feeding ingot of complex shape is shown. The composition distribution along the crystal length is found by solving the continuity equation for the second component flux under certain initial and boundary conditions. It is shown that single crystals can be obtained in which the second-component concentration in the stationary mode exceeds the corresponding value in the feeding ingot. The method developed is applied to Ge-Si solid solutions.