Technical aspects on crystal growth from vapour phase

This book is a translation of the previous Italian version published in 2013, however many parts have been modified and improved. Technical aspects are considered in order to acquaint the reader with the field of crystal growth from vapour phase, thereby the author wanted to introduce this technique to beginners with no experience in crystal growth, so they could learn to use it. Chapter 1 explains the crystal growth of bulk crystals by chemical vapour transport and sublimation methods. The apparatus are described in detail. Chapter 2 deals with the vapour phase epitaxy in all experimental aspects. Chapter 3 is dedicated to the growth of nanowires. The application of the above techniques to germanium is described in Chapter 4 where bulk, epitaxy and nanowires growth are taken into account. Finally, some fundamental aspects are presented in the appendix. The figures and images represent the apparatus constructed at the IMEM (former MASPEC) Institute. The crystals, epilayers and nanowires were grown by the author.