Impurity Distribution in Single Crystals

Abstract
The nature of impurity striations in grown in the 〈111〉 direction was investigated by interference contrast microscopy. Six different types of impurity striations were revealed in the {211} planes parallel to the growth axis. The impurity concentration in the melt, size of the crystal, rate of rotation, pulling rate, temperature gradients, and growth direction were found to affect the density, intensity, and other characteristics of the striations.