Analysis of the static method of the growth of cadmium sulphide crystals with large temperature gradients

The paper gives an analysis of the thermodynamical conditions of crystallization of cadmium sulphide from the gaseous phase with the use of large temperature gradients in the course of crystal growth. From the achieved results there follows that large temperature gradients with the static method of crystal growth favourably influences the formation of crystallization nuclei and the growth of single crystals. The crystals cultivated under such conditions are comparatively large, their volume being several cm³ and their weight ranging from 40–60 g. These crystals are suitable for photoelectrical and electroacoustical measurements and various technical applications.