| CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Thermal Analysis Simulation of Germanium Zone Refining Process Assuming a Constant Radio-Frequency Heating Source |
| Mahdi Ezheiyan1, Hossein Sadeghi1**, Mohammad-Hossein Tavakoli2 |
1Department of Physics, Malek-Ashtar University of Technology, Shahin-Shahr, Iran
2Department of Physics, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
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Mahdi Ezheiyan, Hossein Sadeghi, Mohammad-Hossein Tavakoli 2016 Chin. Phys. Lett. 33 058102 |
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Abstract Three-dimensional thermal analysis simulation of a horizontal zone refining system is conducted for germanium semiconductor materials. The considered geometry includes a graphite boat filled with germanium placed in a cylindrical quartz tube. A flow of Ar and H$_{2}$ gas mixture is purged through the tube. A narrow section of the boat is assumed to be exposed to a constant heat rate produced by an rf coil located outside the quartz tube. The results of this analysis provide essential information about various parameters such as the shape of the molten zone, required power and temperature gradient in the system.
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Received: 27 December 2015
Published: 31 May 2016
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| PACS: |
81.05.Dz
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(II-VI semiconductors)
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44.10.+i
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(Heat conduction)
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78.20.-e
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(Optical properties of bulk materials and thin films)
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07.05.Tp
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(Computer modeling and simulation)
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02.60.Cb
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(Numerical simulation; solution of equations)
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