by irradiation or electric discharge

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method > Heating of the melt or the crystallised materials > by irradiation or electric discharge

Classification Context

Section:: CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
Class:: CRYSTAL GROWTH
Subclass:: SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR