Volume 235, 2022

Theoretical aspects of the growth of a non-Kossel crystal from vapours: the role of advacancies

Abstract

The growth of an arbitrary multicomponent non-Kossel crystal via the Burton–Cabrera–Frank mechanism is studied, considering the effect of advacancies and their recombination with adatoms on the surface. An analysis is carried out for two cases: growth due to vapours and growth due to chemical reactions. The analytical expressions are found for the rate of advancement of a group of equidistant steps and the crystal growth rate considering the properties of all the species involved in the growth process. Gallium nitride is used as an example to show that the effect is stronger at higher temperatures and in the presence of dopants that may increase the vacancy concentration. The impact of applied mechanical stress on the growth rate and mechanisms of its influence on the growth kinetics are discussed. It is demonstrated that the contribution of the vacancies to the total mass transfer depends on the type of applied stress. Tensile stresses increase the concentration of advacancies and total recombination rate, whereas compressive stresses lead to the opposite result. Some effects inherent to the multicomponent systems being considered are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Theoretical aspects of the growth of a non-Kossel crystal from vapours: the role of advacancies

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 نومبر 2021
Accepted
20 دسمبر 2021
First published
21 دسمبر 2021

Faraday Discuss., 2022,235, 362-382

Theoretical aspects of the growth of a non-Kossel crystal from vapours: the role of advacancies

A. Redkov and S. Kukushkin, Faraday Discuss., 2022, 235, 362 DOI: 10.1039/D1FD00083G

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