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2. Liquid phase epitaxy
Liquid phase epitaxy is a flow growth technique based on the solubility of a solute (the species to be crystallized) in a solvent. It is based on the fact that the solubility of a species diluted in a solvent is an increasing function of temperature, enabling the solute to crystallize at a temperature well below the melting temperature of the same material. In fact, this method is particularly attractive for the layered growth of materials with high melting temperatures, such as oxides. The driving force behind epitaxial growth is directly correlated to the supersaturation of the solute in the solvent: the introduction of a substrate imbalances the supersaturated solution into a metastable state, leading to crystallization of the solute on the substrate. Good control of the LPE process therefore comes down to good control of solution supersaturation, hence the importance of a good understanding...
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Liquid phase epitaxy
LPE growth of single-crystal thin films
Bibliography
Websites
CNRS CMDO+ network (Micro-nanostructured crystals and devices for optics) http://cmdo.cnrs.fr/
CNRS CRISTECH network http://www.cristech.cnrs.fr
Events
National Crystal Days for Optics (JNCO-Formation): National CNRS training event organized through the CNRS CMDO+ network. http://cmdo.cnrs.fr/
Journées nationales des cristaux pour l'optique (JNCO-SFO): National conference organized by the Crystals for Optics Club of the Société française d'optique.
Directory
Laboratories and research centers working on the growth and structuring of thin crystalline layers by liquid-phase epitaxy
Center de recherche sur les ions, les matériaux et la photonique (CIMAP) – OML "Optique-Matériaux-Laser" group http://www.cimap.ensicaen.fr
European Synchrotron radiation Facilities...
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