The Travelling Heater Method (THM) for Hg"1"-"xCd"xTe and related materials - Triboulet, R. (Elsevier)
The Travelling Heater Method is reviewed following a brief resume of the other bulk techniques for the growth of (Hg, Cd)Te. THM is considered the most viable MCT bulk growth method that simultaneously meets the requirements of large area, uniform composition, low defects density, and a well define crystalline orientation. The main topics : segregation, purification, doping, matter and heat transport, seeding, are described, as well as the properties of the crystals and the performances of the devices made with them, in the light of the most recent results of the literature and from the experience of the author. Not only MCT, but its ''twin material'' (Hg,Zn)Te, (Cd,Zn)Te, their three constituting binaries, HgTe, CdTe, ZnTe, are addressed. Finally, (Cd,Mn)Te is highlighted as a good illustration of two outstanding advantages of the travelling heater method : a) the ability to grow a crystallographically stable low temperature phase where a different phase is stable at higher temperatures, b) the potential for achieving very good purification.
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Keywords: TE-TZ; ZL; U