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InAs/InAsSb type-II superlattice mid-wavelength infrared photodetectors with high antimony component absorber quantum efficiency enhancement 具有高锑吸收量子效率增强的InAs/InAsSb型超晶格中波长红外探测器

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128228

Junkai Jiang , Kai Liu , Lang Zhou , Yuan Zhao , Ruidong Li , Tuo Li , Donghai Wu , Guowei Wang , Dongwei Jiang , Hongyue Hao , Yingqiang Xu , Zhichuan Niu

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Design of hard-shaft Czochralski growth furnace based on motion separation sealing for large-size monocrystalline silicon growth 基于运动分离密封的大尺寸单晶硅生长用硬轴直拉生长炉设计

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128233

Zhange Zhang , Liang Zhu , Ziliang Gu , Deqing Mei , Yancheng Wang

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Retraction notice to “Temperature-dependent crystallization of TiO2: A pathway to optimize efficiency in perovskite solar cells” [J. Crys. Growth 659 (2025) 128133] “TiO2的温度依赖结晶：优化钙钛矿太阳能电池效率的途径”[J]。克丽丝。增长[659 (2025)128133]

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128206

Gani Purwiandono , Puji Lestari , Fina Binazir Maziya , Dara Rossa Alcintaka , Rizky Fajrie Novriansyah

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Understanding of the surface morphology dynamics of Ni and Fe from scaling analysis: A kinetic Monte Carlo study 从结垢分析了解Ni和Fe的表面形态动力学：动力学蒙特卡罗研究

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128232

Sonia Blel

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X-ray line diffraction study of preferred oriented hexagonal zincite nanocrystals: A crystallographic investigation 优选取向六方锌矿纳米晶体的x射线衍射研究：晶体学研究

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128230

Md. Ashraful Alam , Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir , Debasish Sarkar , Raton Kumar Bishwas , Shirin Akter Jahan

{"title":"X-ray line diffraction study of preferred oriented hexagonal zincite nanocrystals: A crystallographic investigation","authors":"Md. Ashraful Alam , Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir , Debasish Sarkar , Raton Kumar Bishwas , Shirin Akter Jahan","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128230","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128230","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multifunctional nanoscale, pure and high crystalline ZnO (Zincite) at room temperature synthesis through zinc nitrate hexahydrate and ammonium hydroxide prefers to develop hexagonal wurtzite structure consisting of lattice parameters a=b= 3.251 Å, c= 5.208 Å; α=β= 90°, γ= 120° with a Zn-O bond length of 1.9785 Å. Different crystallographic parameter calculated and several identical models were employed to analyze crystallite sizes, lattice strain, stress and density. The specific processing condition prefers to grow in direction of (101), which may influence electronic, optical and functional properties. The Rietveld refinement revealed that synthesized material consists entirely of 100 % Zincite phase. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis revealed a homogeneous distribution of interface nanocrystals, indicating the nanocrystals were in pure form and exhibited a unified contribution with polyhedral morphology. TEM histogram of Zincite showed a nanoscale particle distribution with an average size of approximately 48.39 nm. Selected area electron diffraction (SAED) pattern analysis confirmed that Zincite crystals were highly oriented, predominantly along the (002) plane, with d-spacing of 0.2577 nm, indicating a highly crystalline and well-ordered lattice structure. The atomic mass composition was calculated to be 81 % Zn and 19 % O, confirming a unified crystal structure. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis revealed that the synthesized Zincite nanocrystals exhibited paramagnetic behavior. X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) analysis explored characteristic Zn 2p peaks, with Zn 2p<sub>3/2</sub> at a binding energy of 1022.19 eV, indicating the presence of Zn<sup>2+</sup> in wurtzite (ZnO) structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"666 ","pages":"Article 128230"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143922356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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In situ XRD study of nano-crystalline NiO formation on Ni-coated carbon fibers: Structural and optical properties 镍包覆碳纤维纳米晶NiO形成的原位XRD研究：结构和光学性质

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128231

Mohamed Yacine Debili , Mohamed Fares , Mohammed Messaoudi

{"title":"In situ XRD study of nano-crystalline NiO formation on Ni-coated carbon fibers: Structural and optical properties","authors":"Mohamed Yacine Debili , Mohamed Fares , Mohammed Messaoudi","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128231","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128231","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The study focused on nickel-coated carbon fibers, where nickel was partially substituted by carbon, forming a compound Ni<sub>1-x</sub>C<sub>x</sub> (with x = 0 < x < 1). These modified fibers exhibit excellent surface properties, making them promising for nuclear applications, such as detectors and reflectors. The fibers were subjected to annealing treatments under vacuum and in open air at 500 °C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that oxidation induces long-range carbon diffusion and results in the formation of a NiO layer on the fiber surfaces. Notably, cubic-type nanostructured NiO (NaCl type) was observed to begin forming at 350 °C. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed that the coated fibers exhibit a granular morphology with nanometer-sized grains. Using a 375 nm excitation wavelength, photoluminescence measurements displayed two broad emission peaks. These peaks are likely attributed to electronic transitions involving the 3d electrons of Ni<sup>2+</sup> ions. Overall, the work demonstrates that controlled oxidation can tailor the surface properties of these fibers, potentially enhancing their performance in nuclear applications by combining semiconducting and reflective characteristics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"666 ","pages":"Article 128231"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143922355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Green synthesis of α-MoO3 nanorods using Tridax procumbens leaf extract for photodegradation and antimicrobial applications against cationic tri-pigments 利用原藜叶提取物绿色合成α-MoO3纳米棒，用于光降解和抗菌阳离子三色素

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128229

Aswin M. , Ambrose Rejo Jeice , Prammitha Rajaram

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Numerical simulation of thick SiC crystal based on ring-shaped powder structure 基于环形粉末结构的SiC厚晶的数值模拟

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128220

Ning Zhang , Xiufang Chen , Zheyang Li , Xuejian Xie , Xianglong Yang , Wancheng Yu , Xiaobo Hu , Guanglei Zhong , Le Yu , Rui Jin , Xiangang Xu

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The growth of void-free ZnTe-based crystals from Te solution by re-dissolution procedure 用再溶解法在Te溶液中生长无空洞的znte基晶体

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128219

Guanrong Zhu, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wei, Guorong Zhang, Leilei Ji, Jiahui Lv, Zeyu Lu, Yuchen Song, Hao Lei, Changyou Liu, Tao Wang, Lingyan Xu, Wanqi Jie

{"title":"The growth of void-free ZnTe-based crystals from Te solution by re-dissolution procedure","authors":"Guanrong Zhu, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoxiao Wei, Guorong Zhang, Leilei Ji, Jiahui Lv, Zeyu Lu, Yuchen Song, Hao Lei, Changyou Liu, Tao Wang, Lingyan Xu, Wanqi Jie","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128219","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128219","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Void defects are prevalent in ZnTe-based crystals and detrimentally impact their properties. This research aims to elucidate the composition and formation mechanism of the voids. In this experiment, ZnTe crystals were grown by the Te solution method. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) results demonstrate that the C, Te and Zn elements are distributed on the void surfaces. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results indicate that the C element mainly exists as zero valence. These results suggest that the carbon film coated on the surface of the quartz crucible must be implicated in the bubble formation. Carbon film possibly reacts with the Te solution to produce a kind of CTe<sub>n</sub> gas, which then dissolves into the Te solution. When the temperature decreases, the solubility of the gases diminishes, leading to the bubbles nucleate at the solid–liquid interface or within the Te solution, and further grow. When a bubble is wrapped by the solid–liquid interface, it evolves into a void in the crystal. To eliminate void in ZnTe-based crystals, the low–high temperature cycle procedure was developed to re-dissolve the crystals near the interface and released void, during the crystal growth. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) spectrum demonstrates that the optical properties of the ZnTe-based crystals grown by the re-dissolution procedure are improved significantly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"665 ","pages":"Article 128219"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143890878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fast adsorption combined with Z-scheme charge migration in ZIF-8/CeO2 enables efficient photocatalytic performance ZIF-8/CeO2的快速吸附结合Z-scheme电荷迁移实现了高效的光催化性能

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Journal of Crystal Growth Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128217

Haiqin Bian, XuMing Zhang, Wei Wei, ZhengYu OuYang, Jiangying wang, Zhengmei Zhang, Tao Wang

{"title":"Fast adsorption combined with Z-scheme charge migration in ZIF-8/CeO2 enables efficient photocatalytic performance","authors":"Haiqin Bian, XuMing Zhang, Wei Wei, ZhengYu OuYang, Jiangying wang, Zhengmei Zhang, Tao Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128217","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2025.128217","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Constructing a heterostructure is a key factor in effectively enhancing photocatalytic activity. In this paper, CeO<sub>2</sub> was tightly anchored on the surface of ZIF-8 through a simple co-precipitation method, successfully constructing a Z-scheme heterostructure and accelerating the separation of photogenerated carriers. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by eliminating RhB and MB with the assistance of visible light. The results showed that the optimized ZC2 exhibited better photocatalytic degradation ability than pure ZIF-8 and CeO<sub>2</sub>, with a degradation rate of 92.8 % and 85.38 % for RhB for MB within 90 min. The improvement of the photocatalytic ability of the ZC series is due to constructing a Z-scheme heterostructure between ZIF-8 and CeO<sub>2</sub>, resulting in effectively reduced interface impedance and increased the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and improving the electron utilization rate. Moreover, the increase in the specific surface area of the composite material provides more active sites for reactants and more possibilities for degrading organic pollutants. The coexistence of multiple free radicals was proved by free radical trapping experiments to achieve efficient degradation of pollutants. In addition, this paper will discuss in detail the transfer of photogenerated carriers and the possible photocatalytic mechanism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":353,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Crystal Growth","volume":"665 ","pages":"Article 128217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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