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Epitaxial Growth of Silicon by Vacuum Sublimation

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SINGLE crystal layers of silicon up to several μ thick have been deposited on to a heated single crystal silicon substrate from a sublimating source. We believe we can grow good epitaxial crystals at a lower growing temperature than previous experiments1 by reducing the growth rate in a good vacuum free from contamination.

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NANNICHI, Y. Epitaxial Growth of Silicon by Vacuum Sublimation. Nature 200, 1087–1088 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/2001087c0

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