Influences of Powder Source Porosity on Mass Transport during AlN Crystal Growth Using Physical Vapor Transport Method
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Geometry Description and Numerical Modeling
3. Validation of the Model
4. Simulation Results and Discussion
4.1. Effect of the Powder Porosity
4.2. Effect of Pressure
4.3. Effect of Temperature Difference
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fu, D.; Wang, Q.; Zhang, G.; Li, Z.; Huang, J.; Wang, J.; Wu, L. Influences of Powder Source Porosity on Mass Transport during AlN Crystal Growth Using Physical Vapor Transport Method. Crystals 2021, 11, 1436. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111436
Fu D, Wang Q, Zhang G, Li Z, Huang J, Wang J, Wu L. Influences of Powder Source Porosity on Mass Transport during AlN Crystal Growth Using Physical Vapor Transport Method. Crystals. 2021; 11(11):1436. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111436
Chicago/Turabian StyleFu, Danyang, Qikun Wang, Gang Zhang, Zhe Li, Jiali Huang, Jiang Wang, and Liang Wu. 2021. "Influences of Powder Source Porosity on Mass Transport during AlN Crystal Growth Using Physical Vapor Transport Method" Crystals 11, no. 11: 1436. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/cryst11111436