Ebook: Crystal Growth in Science and Technology

Science and art of crystal growth represent an interdisciplinary activity based on fundamental principles of physics, chemistry and crystallography. Crystal growth has contributed over the years essentially to a widening of knowledge in its basic disciplines and has penetrated practically into all fields of experimental natural sciences. It has acted, more over, in a steadily increasing manner as a link between science and technology as can be seen best, for example, from the achievements in modern microelectronics. The aim of the course "Crystal Growth in Science and Technology" being to stress the interdisciplinary character of the subject, selected fundamental principles are reviewed in the following contributions and cross links between basic and applied aspects are illustrated. It is a very well-known fact that the intensive development of crystal growth has led to a progressive narrowing of interests in highly specialized directions which is in particular harmful to young research scientists. The organizers of the course did sincerely hope that the program would help to broaden up the horizon of the participants. It was equally their wish to contribute within the traditional spirit of the school of crystallography in Erice to the promotion of mutual understanding, personal friendship and future collaboration between all those who were present at the school.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
A Theoretical Crystal Grower’s View of Phase Equilibria....Pages 1-26
Nucleation....Pages 27-48
Basic Mechanisms of Crystal Growth....Pages 49-67
Fundamentals of Melt Growth....Pages 69-105
Fundamentals of Crystal Growth from Vapors....Pages 107-118
Fundamentals of Solution Growth....Pages 119-132
Fundamentals of Flux Growth....Pages 133-142
Fundamentals of Epitaxy....Pages 143-165
Fundamentals Of Dendritic Growth....Pages 167-183
Twinning in Crystals....Pages 185-195
Polytypism and Crystal Growth of Inorganic Crystals....Pages 197-204
Crystal Growth from Transparent Solution - Two Methods to Study Crystal Growth and Hydrodynamics of the Solution at a Time....Pages 205-215
Industrial Crystallization....Pages 217-224
Crystal Growth and Crystal Chemistry....Pages 225-230
Crystal Growth in Solid State Physics....Pages 231-238
Crystallization of Proteins and Other Biological Molecules....Pages 239-251
Crystal Growth and Geosciences....Pages 253-266
Crystal Growth and the Properties of Polymers....Pages 267-273
Growth of Shaped Crystals....Pages 275-302
Technologies Based on Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy....Pages 303-316
Crystal Growth in Technology Elementary Semiconductors: Silicon....Pages 317-333
Technology of Crystal Growth: Binary Semiconductors: II-VI Compounds....Pages 335-345
Crystal Growth in Technology Binary Semiconductors: III-V Compounds....Pages 347-357
An Introduction to Molecular Beam Epitaxy....Pages 359-395
Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Garnets....Pages 397-410
Back Matter....Pages 411-430

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
A Theoretical Crystal Grower’s View of Phase Equilibria....Pages 1-26
Nucleation....Pages 27-48
Basic Mechanisms of Crystal Growth....Pages 49-67
Fundamentals of Melt Growth....Pages 69-105
Fundamentals of Crystal Growth from Vapors....Pages 107-118
Fundamentals of Solution Growth....Pages 119-132
Fundamentals of Flux Growth....Pages 133-142
Fundamentals of Epitaxy....Pages 143-165
Fundamentals Of Dendritic Growth....Pages 167-183
Twinning in Crystals....Pages 185-195
Polytypism and Crystal Growth of Inorganic Crystals....Pages 197-204
Crystal Growth from Transparent Solution - Two Methods to Study Crystal Growth and Hydrodynamics of the Solution at a Time....Pages 205-215
Industrial Crystallization....Pages 217-224
Crystal Growth and Crystal Chemistry....Pages 225-230
Crystal Growth in Solid State Physics....Pages 231-238
Crystallization of Proteins and Other Biological Molecules....Pages 239-251
Crystal Growth and Geosciences....Pages 253-266
Crystal Growth and the Properties of Polymers....Pages 267-273
Growth of Shaped Crystals....Pages 275-302
Technologies Based on Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy....Pages 303-316
Crystal Growth in Technology Elementary Semiconductors: Silicon....Pages 317-333
Technology of Crystal Growth: Binary Semiconductors: II-VI Compounds....Pages 335-345
Crystal Growth in Technology Binary Semiconductors: III-V Compounds....Pages 347-357
An Introduction to Molecular Beam Epitaxy....Pages 359-395
Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Garnets....Pages 397-410
Back Matter....Pages 411-430
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