heteroepitaxy
crystallography
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crystal growth
- In crystal: Growth from the melt
Heteroepitaxy, on the other hand, is the growth of one crystal on the substrate of another. Silicon substrates are often used since they are readily available in atomically smooth form. Many different semiconductor crystals can be grown on silicon, such as gallium arsenide, germanium, cadmium…
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epitaxy
- In epitaxy
…as the substrate, while in heteroepitaxy the growth layers are of a material different from the substrate. The commercial importance of epitaxy comes mostly from its use in the growth of semiconductor materials for forming layers and quantum wells in electronic and photonic devices—for example, in computer, video display, and…
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