Semiconductor Crystal Growth by the Vertical Bridgman Process With Transverse Rotating Magnetic Fields

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Wang ◽  
N. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Applied Magnetic Field ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Semiconductor Crystal ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Electrically Conducting ◽  
Vertical Bridgman ◽  
Bridgman Process

During the vertical Bridgman process, a single semiconductor crystal is grown by the solidification of an initially molten semiconductor contained in an ampoule. The motion of the electrically conducting molten semiconductor can be controlled with an externally applied magnetic field. This paper treats the flow of a molten semiconductor and the dopant transport during the vertical Bridgman process with a periodic transverse or rotating magnetic field. The frequency of the externally applied magnetic field is sufficiently low that this field penetrates throughout the molten semiconductor. Dopant distributions in the crystal are presented.

Frequency-dependent conversion of the torque of a rotating magnetic field on a ferrofluid confined in a spherical cavity

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (44) ◽  
pp. 9018-9030
Author(s):  
Klaus D. Usadel ◽  
Anastasiya Storozhenko ◽  
Igor Arefyev ◽  
Hajnalka Nádasi ◽  
Torsten Trittel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Spherical Cavity ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Frequency Dependent

The dynamics of magnetic nanoparticles in rotating magnetic fields is studied both experimentally and theoretically.

Control of the Macrosegregations during Solidification of a Binary Alloy by Means of a AC Magnetic Field

2006 ◽  
Vol 508 ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Dong Wang ◽  
A. Ciobanas ◽  
Florin Baltaretu ◽  
Anne Marie Bianchi ◽  
Yves Fautrelle
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Binary Alloy ◽  
Solidification Front ◽  
Laminar Flows ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Mushy Region ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields

A numerical model aimed at simulating the segregations during the columnar solidification of a binary alloy is used to investigate the effects of a forced convection. Our objective is to study how the segregation characteristics in the mushy zone are influenced by laminar flows driven both by buoyancy and by AC fields of moderate intensity. Various types of magnetic fields have been tested, namely travelling, rotating magnetic field and slowly modulated electromagnetic forces. The calculations have been achieved on two types of alloys, namely tin-lead and aluminiumsilicon. It is shown that the flow configuration changes the segregation pattern. The change comes from the coupling between the liquid flow and the top of the mushy zone via the pressure distribution along the solidification front. The pressure difference along the front drives a mush flow, which transports the solute in the mushy region. Another interesting type of travelling magnetic field has been tested. It consists of a slowly modulated travelling magnetic field. It is shown that in a certain range of values of the modulation period, the channels are almost suppressed. The normal macrosegregation remains, but the averaged segregation in the mushy zone is weaker than in the natural convection case. The optimal period depends on the electromagnetic force strength as well as the cooling rate. The latter phenomenon cannot occur in the case of rotating magnetic fields, since in that configuration the sign of the pressure gradient along the solidification front remains unchanged. Recent solidification experiments with electromagnetic stirring confirm the predicted macrosegregation patterns.

Flow Control Using Alternating Magnetic Fields During Crystal Growth From a Melt

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Huang ◽  
Kenneth E. Davis ◽  
Brent C. Houchens
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Flow Control ◽  
Body Force ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Magnetic Reynolds Number ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Bandgap Energy ◽  
Alternating Magnetic Fields

Flow control during bulk melt crystal growth is desirable for producing ternary alloy semiconductors with tunable lattice parameters and bandgap energy, providing custom materials for specific electro-optical applications. Segregation between constituent elements in the melt, be it through preferential rejection at the growth front or density variations, limits the growth rate and the uniformity in the crystal. External alternating magnetic fields are employed to stir the electrically conducting melt. While mixing is desired, turbulent flow is generally not. Precise control is required to maintain a laminar melt flow while providing sufficient mixing. Stirring via a rotating magnetic field (RMF) and a three-coil traveling magnetic field (TMF) is modeled and compared for a cylindrical melt confined in an ampule. The RMF imposes a body force in the azimuthal direction while the TMF induces primarily radial and axial body forces. The magnetic fields are effectively decoupled from the flow fields due to the small magnetic Reynolds number. Therefore, the magnetic fields are first determined using a finite element solver. The flows are then solved by a spectral element model of the Navier-Stokes equations including an electromagnetic body force term.

Combining Static and Rotating Magnetic Fields During Modified Vertical Bridgman Crystal Growth

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 736-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Wang ◽  
N. Ma ◽  
D. F. Bliss ◽  
G. W. Iseler ◽  
P. Becla
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Vertical Bridgman ◽  
Bridgman Crystal Growth

Tuning mass transport in magnetic nanoparticle-filled viscoelastic hydrogels using low-frequency rotating magnetic fields

Soft Matter ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (36) ◽  
pp. 6259-6269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahab Boroun ◽  
Faïçal Larachi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Mass Transport ◽  
Magnetic Nanoparticle ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Rotational Movement

Rotational movement of MNPs in ferrogels in an external rotating magnetic field for tuning mass transport.

scholarly journals Power and Momentum Relations in Rotating Magnetic Field Current Drive

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
WN Hugrass
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Phase Velocity ◽  
Current Drive ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Plasma Current ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Frequency Source ◽  
Rotating Field

The use of rotating magnetic fields (RMF) to drive steady currents in plasmas involves a transfer of energy and angular momentum from the radio frequency source feeding the rotating field coils to the plasma. The. power-torque relationships in RMF systems are discussed and the analogy between RMF current drive and the polyphase induction motor is explained. The general relationship between the energy and angular momentum transfer is utilized to calculate the efficiency of the RMF plasma current drive. It is found that relatively high efficiencies can be achieved in RMF current drive because of the low phase velocity and small slip between the rotating field and the electron fluid.

The orbits of electrons and ions in the fields of the rotamak

1987 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. Hugrass ◽  
M. Turley
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Charged Particles ◽  
The Self ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Field ◽  
Plasma Equilibrium ◽  
Rotating Magnetic Fields ◽  
Cylindrical Plasma ◽  
Electrons And Ions ◽  
Self Consistent

The motion of electrons and ions in the self-consistent fields of a compact toroidal equilibrium maintained by means of a rotating magnetic field is studied. It is found that the particles are confined although the lines of the instantaneous magnetic field are open. The results are compared with those obtained in an earlier study of the motion of charged particles in the self-consistent fields appropriate to cylindrical plasma equilibrium maintained by means of rotating magnetic fields.

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