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Explosive Crystallization in a-Ge and a-Si : A Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

D. Bensahel
Affiliation:
CNET-CNS, BP.42, 38240, MEYLAN, France
G. Auvert
Affiliation:
CNET-CNS, BP.42, 38240, MEYLAN, France
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Abstract:

Self-sustained or explosive crystallization results on a-Si and a-Ge are reviewed and compared. cw laser experiments on a-Si allow to follow all the phenomena encountered, and to experimentally measure the crystallization front velocity. The published theories agree well with the experimental results on a-Si. Moreover, a-Ge presents the same behaviour as a-Si, but for a-Si, the high nucleation rate can induce a specific explosive growth.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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