Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Fundamentals -- Thermodynamics of modern epitaxial growth processes / G. B. Stringfellow -- Actual concepts of interface kinetics / K. A. Jackson -- Theory of crystal growth morphology / R. F. Sekerka -- Crystallization physics in biomacromolecular solutions / A. A. Chernov, P. N. Segre and A. M. Holmes -- Dendritic crystal growth in microgravity / M. E. Glicksman -- Ch. 2. Modeling -- Modeling of crystal growth processes / J. J. Derby and A. Yeckel -- Modeling of fluid dynamics in the Czochralski growth of semiconductor crystals / K. Kakimoto -- Molecular simulations of crystal growth processes / J. P. J. M. van der Eerden -- Dislocation patterns in crystalline solids -- phenomenology and modeling / M. Zaiser -- Ch. 3. Crystal growth technology -- Silicon crystal growth / W. von Ammon -- Microchannel epitaxy -- physics of lateral and vertical growth and its applications / T. Nishinaga -- Epitaxial technologies for short wavelength optoelectronic devices / S. Figge, C. Kruse, T. Paskova and D. Hommel -- Solution growth methods at low and high temperatures / J. Zaccaro, B. Menaert, D. Balitsky and A. Ibanez -- Materials and crystal growth for photovoltaics / T. Surek -- Ch. 4. Crystal defects and characterization -- Point defects in compound semiconductors / D. T. J. Hurle -- Synchrotron radiation X-ray imaging : a tool for crystal growth / J. Baruchel -- Macromolecular crystals -- growth and characterization / J. M. Garcia-Ruiz and F. Otalora -- In-situ analysis of thin film growth using STM / U. Kohler, V. Dorna, C. Jensen, M. Kneppe, G. Piaszenski, K. Reshoft and C. Wolf.