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Morphology of Germanium Whiskers
Author(s) -
Givargizov E. I.,
Sheftal N. N.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
kristall und technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0023-4753
DOI - 10.1002/crat.19720070107
Subject(s) - whiskers , germanium , morphology (biology) , materials science , whisker , impurity , process (computing) , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , metallurgy , composite material , chemistry , silicon , computer science , geology , engineering , paleontology , operating system , organic chemistry
The morphology of germanium whiskers grown by the VLS technique in chloride process is studies. It is shown that the whiskers can be grown in this process over a wide temperature range. The effect of surface active impurities on the morphology and the growth direction of whiskers is studied.