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We have developed a procedure for the crystal growth of ZnSe1 − x S x solid solutions from the vapor phase at p min, which makes it possible to reproducibly grow partially faceted, large-block crystals at temperatures below the wurtzite-sphalerite phase transition (1020°C) at a rate of at least 0.04 mm/h at a temperature of 945°C.
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Original Russian Text © E.L. Trukhanova, V.I. Levchenko, L.I. Postnova, 2014, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 15–17.
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Trukhanova, E.L., Levchenko, V.I. & Postnova, L.I. Crystal growth of ZnSe1 −x S x solid solutions at the lowest possible vapor pressure. Inorg Mater 50, 10–12 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168514010191
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