Location
Havener Center, St. Pat's Ballroom C
Presentation Date
April 21, 2023, 11:30am-12:30pm
Session
Session 1
Description
This investigation is focused on attempts to synthesize novel polyatomic or doped semiconducting materials by employment of p-block metal flux crystal growth. First discovered in 1874, semiconductors remain at the forefront of materials and condensed matter research for their unique magnetic properties and expanding technological applications. Utilizing the metal flux crystal growth technique on approximately 38 devised samples, most reactions yielded previously discovered binary or ternary intermetallic compounds, but further analysis would be required to confirm this conclusion. This paper discusses methods for devising sample mixtures to be placed under vacuum and heated to high temperatures for crystal growth, as well as the resulting products and the challenges entailed.
Meeting Name
32nd Annual Spring Meeting of the NASA-Mo Space Grant Consortium
Document Type
Presentation
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 The Authors, all rights reserved.
Novel Semiconducting Materials Synthesis and Metallic Flux Crystal Growth
Havener Center, St. Pat's Ballroom C
This investigation is focused on attempts to synthesize novel polyatomic or doped semiconducting materials by employment of p-block metal flux crystal growth. First discovered in 1874, semiconductors remain at the forefront of materials and condensed matter research for their unique magnetic properties and expanding technological applications. Utilizing the metal flux crystal growth technique on approximately 38 devised samples, most reactions yielded previously discovered binary or ternary intermetallic compounds, but further analysis would be required to confirm this conclusion. This paper discusses methods for devising sample mixtures to be placed under vacuum and heated to high temperatures for crystal growth, as well as the resulting products and the challenges entailed.
