Concepedia

Micropipes: Hollow Tubes in Silicon Carbide

J. Heindl, H. P. Strunk, V.D. Heydemann, Gerhard Pensl

physica status solidi (a) · 1997 · 87 citations · 21 references

Concepts

Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCeramic MaterialsCeramicsElectronic MaterialsNanotubesSilicon MaterialsSilicon CarbideSilicon Carbide (Sic) Materials

Abstract

Micropipes are hollow tubular defects penetrating SiC single crystals. Different mechanisms of formation and stabilization as well as energetic aspects are discussed.

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