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ELECTIVE - LIST 1 – 4.

CRYSTAL GROWTH AND THIN FILMS

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CRYSTAL GROWTH AND THIN


23UPPHY1E04 Elective 4 1 0 3 5 75
FILMS

Learning Objectives
 To acquire the knowledge on Nucleation and Kinetics of crystal growth
 To understand the Crystallization Principles and Growth techniques
 To study various methods of Crystal growth techniques
 To understand the thin film deposition methods
 To apply the techniques for the Characterization of materials

UNITS Course Details


Basic Concepts, Nucleation and Kinetics of growth Ambient phase
UNIT I: equilibrium - Super saturation - Equilibrium of finite phases equation of
CRYSTAL GROWTH Gibbs - Thomson -Types of Nucleation - Formation of critical Nucleus -
KINETICS Classical theory of Nucleation - rate of Nucleation - epitaxial growth -
Growth mechanism and classification - Kinetics of growth of epitaxial
films
Crystallization Principles - Solvents and solutions - Solubility diagram -
UNIT II: Super solubility - Expression for super saturation - Metastable zone and
CRYSTALLIZATION introduction period - Miers TC diagram - Solution growth - Low and high
PRINCIPLES and temperatures solution growth - Slow cooling and solvent evaporation
Solution Growth methods - Constant temperature bath as a Crystallizer.
Gel, Melt and Vapour growth techniques Principle of Gel techniques -
UNIT III: Various types of Gel - Structure and importance of Gel - Methods of Gel
GEL, MELT AND growth and advantages - Melt techniques - Czochralski growth - Floating
VAPOUR GROWTH zone - Bridgeman method - Flux growth - Hydrothermal growth - Vapour
phase growth - Physical vapour deposition - Chemical vapour deposition.
Thin film deposition methods of thin film preparation, Thermal
UNIT IV: evaporation, Electron beam evaporation, pulsed LASER deposition,
THIN FILM Cathodic sputtering, RF Magnetron sputtering, MBE, chemical vapour
DEPOSITION deposition methods, Sol Gel spin coating, Spray pyrolysis, Chemical bath
METHODS deposition.
X–ray diffraction – Powder and single crystal – Fourier transform infrared
UNIT V:
analysis – Transmission– UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer – Vickers micro
CHARACTERIZATION
hardness –Basic principles and operations of SEM and TEM- Nonlinear
TECHNIQUES
Optical phenomenon (qualitative) - Kurtz powder SHG method.
Extended Professional
Component (is a part of
Expert Lectures, Online Seminars - Webinars on Industrial
internal component only.
Interactions/Visits, Competitive Examinations, Employable and
Not to be included in the
Communication Skill Enhancement, Social Accountability and Patriotism
external examination
question paper)

1. Crystal Growth for Beginners: Fundamentals of Nucleation, Crystal


Growth and Epitaxy, V. Markov, 2nd edition, 2004
2. Thin Film Fundamentals, A. Goswami, New Age, New Delhi, 2008
3. Modeling of Crystal Growth Rates from Solution, M. Ohora and R. C.
Reid, 1973
TEXT BOOKS
4. Crystal Growth from High Temperature Solution, D. Elwell and H. J.
Scheel, 1976
5. Crystal Growth in Gels, Heinz K. Henish, Cambridge University Press,
USA, 1973

1. Crystal Growth Process, J.C. Brice, John Wiley, New York, 1986
2. UGC Summer School Notes, P. Ramasamy and F. D. Gnanam, 1983
3. Crystal Growth Processes, P. Santhana Raghavan and P. Ramasamy,
REFERENCE BOOKS
KRU Publications, 2000
4. Crystal Growth, H.E. Buckley, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1951
5. Crystal Growth, B.R. Pamplin, Pergamon Press, London, 1980

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