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Enum: CrystalGrowthMethodEnum

Methods for growing single crystals

URI: valuesets:CrystalGrowthMethodEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
CZOCHRALSKI None Crystal pulling from melt
BRIDGMAN None Directional solidification method
FLOAT_ZONE None Zone melting without crucible
FLUX_GROWTH None Crystal growth from high temperature solution
VAPOR_TRANSPORT None Crystal growth via vapor phase transport
HYDROTHERMAL_GROWTH None Crystal growth in aqueous solution under pressure
LPE None Liquid Phase Epitaxy
MBE CHMO:0001341 Molecular Beam Epitaxy
MOCVD None Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Slots

Name Description
crystal_growth_method Methods for growing single crystals

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: CrystalGrowthMethodEnum
description: Methods for growing single crystals
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  CZOCHRALSKI:
    text: CZOCHRALSKI
    description: Crystal pulling from melt
    title: Czochralski Method
    aliases:
    - CZ
    - crystal pulling
  BRIDGMAN:
    text: BRIDGMAN
    description: Directional solidification method
    title: Bridgman Method
    aliases:
    - Bridgman-Stockbarger
  FLOAT_ZONE:
    text: FLOAT_ZONE
    description: Zone melting without crucible
    title: Float Zone
    aliases:
    - FZ
    - zone refining
  FLUX_GROWTH:
    text: FLUX_GROWTH
    description: Crystal growth from high temperature solution
    title: Flux Growth
  VAPOR_TRANSPORT:
    text: VAPOR_TRANSPORT
    description: Crystal growth via vapor phase transport
    title: Vapor Transport
    aliases:
    - CVT
  HYDROTHERMAL_GROWTH:
    text: HYDROTHERMAL_GROWTH
    description: Crystal growth in aqueous solution under pressure
    title: Hydrothermal Growth
  LPE:
    text: LPE
    description: Liquid Phase Epitaxy
    title: LPE
    aliases:
    - Liquid Phase Epitaxy
  MBE:
    text: MBE
    description: Molecular Beam Epitaxy
    meaning: CHMO:0001341
    title: molecular beam epitaxy
    aliases:
    - Molecular Beam Epitaxy
    - MBE
  MOCVD:
    text: MOCVD
    description: Metal-Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
    title: MOCVD
    aliases:
    - MOVPE