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We have determined critical parameters that restrict the vapor-liquid-solid growth of silicon whiskers. We demonstrate that there are maximum and minimum critical radii for whisker growth and identify boundary conditions that lead to solvent droplet breakdown and crystal branching.
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Original Russian Text © V.A. Nebol’sin, A.I. Dunaev, A.A. Dolgachev, M.A. Zavalishin, G.A. Sladkikh, V.V. Korneeva, A.Yu. Eframeev, 2011, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2011, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 15–20.
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Nebol’sin, V.A., Dunaev, A.I., Dolgachev, A.A. et al. Critical parameters of the vapor-liquid-solid growth of silicon whiskers. Inorg Mater 47, 11–15 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168511010080
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