ABSTRACT: The present work investigates crystal growth of In₁₋ₓGaₓSb under terrestrial gravity using the Vertical Directional Solidification (VDS) process since 1994, with particular emphasis on achieving sustained detached growth. The experimental results demonstrate that entirely detached solidification can be realized under 1g conditions through controlled thermal gradients and geometric confinement of the melt. The axial solute distribution exhibits.....
Keywords: Capillary force; Detached growth; Gadkari Stability Criterion; Sb-based growths; VDS growth process; Equivalent to quasi-Microgravity
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