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Characteristics of phase nucleation and growth during oriented crystallization of alloys of the Si-TaSi/sub 2/ and Si-NbSi/sub 2/ eutectic systems

Journal Article · · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5975758

The authors investigate the effect of the nucleation conditions and the initial concentration of the components on the nature of the change in the phase composition and structure along the length of the directionally crystallized bars of alloys in the Si-TaSi/sub 2/ and Si-NbSi/sub 2/ eutectic systems. The compositions of the investigated alloys are given. The starting materials were silicon of semiconductor purity, tantalum, and niobium produced by electron beam melting. The alloys were crystallized directionally by the Czochralski method. The nature of the structure and the volume ratio of the phases in the investigated alloys depend significantly on the type of seed, i.e., on the nucleation conditions of the eutectic grain. The basic phases in the eutectic alloys of the Si-TaSi/sub 2/ and Si-NbSi/sub 2/ systems are the disilicides TaSi/sub 2/ and NbSi/sub 2/ respectively.

Research Organization:
Tomsk State Univ., USSR
OSTI ID:
5975758
Journal Information:
Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 23:2; ISSN INOMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English