The tCZ growth (modified Czochralski method) is used to pull a single crystal through a boric oxide liquid encapsulant starting from a seed. The dopant (Fe, S, Sn or Zn) is added to the crucible along with the polycrystal. High pressure is applied inside the chamber to prevent decomposition of the Indium Phosphide. InPACT has developed a process to yield fully stoechiometric, high purity and low dislocation density InP single crystal.
The tCZ technique improves upon the LEC method thanks to a thermal baffle technology in connection with a numerical modeling of thermal growth conditions. tCZ is a cost-effective mature technology with high quality reproducibility from boule to boule.
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