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Investigation of temperature and concentration oscillations in the directional solidification of Pb-Sn-Te.

Author:
Anderson, T. J.
Published:
Jan 1, 1987.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators:
Narayanan, R.
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Summary:
Directional solidification of the pseudobinary compound semiconductor material Pb sub 1-x Sn sub x Te by the Bridgman crystal growth process will be studied. Natural convection in the molten sample will be visualized with a novel electrochemical cell technique that employs the solid electrolyte material yttria-stabilized zirconia. Mass transfer by both diffusion and convection will be measured by detecting the motion of oxygen tracer in the liquid. Additional applications for electrochemical cells in semiconductor crystal growth are suggested. Unsteady convection in the melt will also be detected by the appearance of temperature oscillations. The purpose of this study is to experimentally characterize the overstable conditions for a Pb sub 1-x Sn sub x Te melt in the vertical Bridgman crystal growth technique and use a linear analysis to predict the onset of convection for this system.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19870016776.
Accession ID: 87N26209.
NASA-CR-180565.
NAS 1.26:180565.
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