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JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH
卷 318, 期 1, 页码 553-557出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.057
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Growth from high temperature solutions; Growth from solutions; Semiconducting III-V materials
Semiconducting icosahedral boron arsenide, B12As2, is an excellent candidate for neutron detectors, thermoelectric converters, and radioisotope batteries, for which high quality single crystals are required. Thus, the present study was undertaken to grow B12As2 crystals by precipitation from metal solutions (nickel) saturated with elemental boron (or B12As2 powder) and arsenic in a sealed quartz ampoule. B12As2 crystals of 10-15 mm were produced when a homogeneous mixture of the three elements was held at 1150 degrees C for 48-72 h and slowly cooled (3.5 degrees C/h). The crystals varied in color and transparency from black and opaque to clear and transparent. X-ray topography (XRT), and elemental analysis by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirmed that the crystals had the expected rhombohedral structure and chemical stoichiometry. The concentrations of residual impurities (nickel, carbon, etc.) were low, as measured by Raman spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Additionally, low etch-pit densities (4.4 x 10(7) cm(-2)) were observed after etching in molten KOH at 500 degrees C. Thus, the flux growth method is viable for growing large, high-quality B12As2 crystals. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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