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A Review on InGaSb Growth under Microgravity and Terrestrial Conditions Towards Future Crystal Growth Project Using Chinese Recovery Satellite SJ-10

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The paper reviewed the previous microgravity experiment using Chinese recovery satellite, the in-situ measurement of composition profile in the solution by X-ray penetration method and homogeneous growth of InGaSb by temperature freezing method under terrestrial condition for making clear the effect of gravity on the growth of InGaSb ternary alloy semiconductor crystals. The previous experimental results showed that the shape of solid/liquid interfaces and composition profile in the solution were significantly affected by gravity. Based on the previous microgravity experimental results, experimental conditions were investigated to grow homogeneous In xGa 1−xSb with higher indium composition at Chinese recovery satellite SJ-10 in near future.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Prof. M.Kumagawa, (Shizuoka Univ.), Prof. A.Hirata (Waseda Univ.), Prof. N.Imaishi (Kyusyu Univ), S.Yoda (JAXA), and Prof. K.Arafune (University of Hyogo) for the experiment using a Chinese recovery satellite. The part of the work was supported by the cooperative research projects of the Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, China

    Jianding Yu, Yan Liu, Xiuhong Pan & Hongyang Zhao

  2. Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, 3-5-1 Johoku, Hamamatsu, 432-8011, Japan

    Velu Nirmal Kumar, Mukannan Arivanandhan, Yoshimi Momose & Yasuhiro Hayakawa

  3. Institute of Semiconductor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 912, Beijing, 100083, China

    Xingwang Zhang

  4. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China

    Xinghong Luo

  5. Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machiganeyama, Osaka, 560-8531, Japan

    Yasuhiro Okano

  6. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5210, Japan

    Yuko Inatomi

  7. School of Physical Sciences, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5210, Japan

    Yuko Inatomi

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Yu, J., Liu, Y., Pan, X. et al. A Review on InGaSb Growth under Microgravity and Terrestrial Conditions Towards Future Crystal Growth Project Using Chinese Recovery Satellite SJ-10. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 28, 143–154 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-016-9493-x

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