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ScN crystals were grown on tungsten foil by sublimation–recondensation method in the temperature range of 1840–2060 °C, pressure range of 15–230 Torr under a nitrogen atmosphere. The growth rate increased exponentially with temperature with activation energy of 456.0 KJ/mol, and it was inversely proportional to pressure. The maximum growth rate was 79.292 mg/h at 2060 °C under 25 Torr. Characterization methods confirmed the rock salt crystal structure with a lattice constant of 4.5005 Å.
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Gu, Z., Edgar, J.H., Pomeroy, J. et al. Crystal growth and properties of scandium nitride. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 15, 555–559 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSE.0000032591.54107.2c
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