Laszlo Sturz , Gerhard Zimmermann , Christoph Pickmann , Michael Ghosh , Youness Bami , Wim Sillekens , Ana Frutos Pastor , José Fernandez
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Abstract
We investigated dendritic solidification in the binary transparent organic model alloy neopentylglycol-(d)camphor under microgravity conditions onboard the International Space Station. Three cartridges containing alloys with hypoeutectic compositions of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.375 wt-frac. (d)Camphor were processed repeatedly in the “Transparent Alloys” solidification facility. In these Bridgman-type experiments, the dendritic grain structure − columnar, equiaxed or both mixed − was determined by in-situ optical observation as a function of alloy composition, crystallographic growth orientation, applied temperature field and cartridge withdrawal velocity. In most experiments, a columnar-equiaxed transition was achieved by increasing the cartridge velocity. We describe the experimental setup and procedure and focus on analysis of the columnar dendritic growth regime here. This includes estimates of the temperature gradient and supercooling at the columnar and eutectic front in combination with thermal modelling, as well as evaluation of a characteristic dendrite spacing. The results complement ground-based and other short-duration microgravity experiments in the same compositional range of the alloy. For eutectic growth, the undercooling increases linearly with cooling-rate. For columnar dendritic growth, the comparison of the kinetic law with previous experimental results exhibits similar trends but also significant deviations, which may be attributed to the different experimental set-up, data analysis and accuracy of temperature prediction. The determined characteristic dendrite spacing is well predicted by the models of Trivedi, Lu/Hunt and Ma/Sahm.
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The journal offers a common reference and publication source for workers engaged in research on the experimental and theoretical aspects of crystal growth and its applications, e.g. in devices. Experimental and theoretical contributions are published in the following fields: theory of nucleation and growth, molecular kinetics and transport phenomena, crystallization in viscous media such as polymers and glasses; crystal growth of metals, minerals, semiconductors, superconductors, magnetics, inorganic, organic and biological substances in bulk or as thin films; molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition, growth of III-V and II-VI and other semiconductors; characterization of single crystals by physical and chemical methods; apparatus, instrumentation and techniques for crystal growth, and purification methods; multilayer heterostructures and their characterisation with an emphasis on crystal growth and epitaxial aspects of electronic materials. A special feature of the journal is the periodic inclusion of proceedings of symposia and conferences on relevant aspects of crystal growth.