Palosz, Witold F. - Professional profile

• Crystal growth and technology;

• Thermodynamics of crystal growth processes;

• Fluid dynamics in crystal growth systems;

• Purification of materials.

Materials

• II-VI:    ZnS, CdS, Zn_1-xCd_xS, CdTe, ZnTe, Cd_1-xZn_xTe, HgTe, Hg_1-xCd_xTe, Hg_1-xMn_xTe, ZnO
• IV-VI:  PbTe, PbSe, PbTe_1-xSe_xTe, PbS, SnS₂
• IV:       Ge, Ge_1-xSi_x

_{Growth techniques}

• Physical Vapor Transport
• Chemical Vapor Transport
• Bridgman
• Solid State Recrystallization

Crystal characterization

• Chemical etching
• Atomic Force Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscopy/EDS
• Microprobe
• Synchrotron White Beam X-ray Topography
• X-ray Diffraction

• S. B. Trivedi, C.-C. Wang, S. Kutcher, U. Hommerich, and W. Palosz, “ Crystal Growth Technology of Binary and Ternary II-VI Semiconductors for Photonic Applications”, J. Crystal Growth 310 (2008) 1099. View Draft

• J.-S. Kim, S. Trivedi, J. Soos, N. Gupta, and W. Palosz, “Crystal growth of Hg2Cl2 and Hg2Br2 by Physical Vapor Transport”, J. Crystal Growth 310 (2008) 2457. View Draft

• J.-S. Kim, J. Soos, S. Trivedi, N. Gupta, and W. Palosz, “Development of Mercurous Halide Crystals for Acousto-Optic Devices”, Proceedings SPIE vol. 6661 (2007) 0B. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, “Vapor transport of ZnO in closed ampoules”, J. Crystal Growth 286 (2006) 42. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, M.P. Volz, S. Cobb, S. Motakef, and F.R. Szofran, "Detached growth of Germanium by directional solidification", J. Crystal Growth, 277 (2005) 124. View Abstract
  

• W. Palosz, K. Grasza, P. Boyd, Y. Cui, G. Wright, U. N. Roy, and A. Burger, "Photoluminescence of CdTe crystals grown by 'contactless' PVT  method", SPIE Proceedings on Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detector Physics IV, vol. 4784 (2003) 299. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, K. Grasza, P. R. Boyd, Y. Cui, G. Wright, U. N. Roy, and A. Burger, "Photoluminescence of CdTe crystals grown by physical vapor transport", J. Electr. Materials 32 (2003) 747. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, K. Grasza, K. Durose, D. Halliday, N. M. Boyall, M. Dudley, B. Raghothamachar, and L. Cai, "The effect of the wall contact and post-growth cool-down on defects in CdTe crystals grown by 'contactless' PVT", J. Crystal Growth 254 (2003) 316. View Abstract

• C. - H. Su, M. A. George, W. Palosz, S. Feth, and S. L. Lehoczky, “Contactless growth of ZnSe single crystals by physical vapor transport”, J. Crystal Growth 213 (2000) 267. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, “Physical vapor transport of lead telluride”, J. Crystal Growth 216 (2000) 273. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, H. L. Alexander, K. Grasza, “Thermochemical model and experimental studies on Physical Vapor Transport of Lead Telluride-Selenide”, J. Crystal Growth 216 (2000) 283. View Abstract

• K. Grasza, and W. Palosz, "Some aspects of PVT Low Supersaturation Nucleation and 'Contactless' Crystal Growth", Cryst. Res. Technol. 34 (1999) 565. View PDF

• K. Grasza, W. Palosz, and S. B. Trivedi, "Experimental study of the Low Supersaturation Nucleation in crystal growth by 'contactless' physical vapor transport", J. Crystal Growth 207 (1999) 179. View Abstract

• Ching-Hua Su, W. Palosz, S. Feth and S. L. Lehoczky, “Heat Treatment of ZnSe Starting Materials for Physical Vapor Transport”, J. Crystal Growth 192 (1998) 386. View Abstract

• D. Rose, K. Durose, W. Palosz, A. Szczerbakow, and K. Grasza, "Methods of dislocation distribution analysis and inclusion identification with application to CdTe and (Cd, Zn)Te", J. Phys. D: Applied Physics 31 (1998) 1008. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, S. Lowry, and A. Krishnan, “Modeling of Thermal Field in 'Contactless’ Physical Vapor Transport System”, in: Materials Research in Low Gravity, ed. N. Ramachandran, Proceedings of SPIE, San Diego, California, 28 - 29 July 1997, vol. 3123, 177. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, M. A. George, E. E. Collins, K.-T. Chen, Y. Zhang, Z. Hu, and A. Burger, “Seeded physical vapor transport of cadmium-zink telluride crystals: growth and characterization”, J. Crystal Growth 174 (1997) 733. View Abstract

• K. Grasza, S. B. Trivedi, Z. Yu, S. W. Kutcher, W. Palosz, and G. A. Brost, “Low Supersaturation Nucleation and ‘Contactless’ Growth of Photorefractive ZnTe Crystals”, J. Crystal Growth 174 (1997) 719. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, D. Gillies, K. Grasza, H. Chung, B. Raghothamachar, and M. Dudley, “Characterization of Cadmium-zinc Telluride Crystals Grown by ‘Contactless’ PVT Using Synchrotron White Beam Topography”, J. Crystal Growth 182 (1997) 37. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, K. Grasza, D. Gillies, and G. Jerman, “Growth of Cadmium-Zinc Telluride Crystals by Controlled Seeding ‘Contactless’ PVT”, J. Crystal Growth 169 (1996) 20. View Abstract

• Y.-G. Sha, C.-H. Su, W. Palosz, M. P. Volz, D. C. Gillies, F. R. Szofran, S. L. Lehoczky, H.-C. Liu, and R. F. Brebrick,  "Mass Flux of ZnSe by Physical Vapor Transport", J. Crystal Growth 146 (1995) 42. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, S. L. Lehoczky, and F. R. Szofran,  "Thermochemical Model of Physical Vapor Transport of Cadmium-Zinc Telluride", J. Crystal Growth 148 (1995) 49. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, F. R. Szofran, and S. L. Lehoczky, "Experimental Studies on Mass Transport of Cadmium-Zinc Telluride by Physical Vapor Transport", J. Crystal Growth 148 (1995) 56. View Abstract

• W. Palosz and H. Wiedemeier, "Physical Vapor Transport of Cadmium Telluride in Closed Ampoules", J. Crystal Growth 129 (1993) 653. View Abstract

• H. Wiedemeier, L. L. Regel, and W. Palosz, "Vapor Transport and Crystal Growth of GeSe under Normal and High Accelerations", J. Crystal Growth 119 (1992) 79. View Abstract

• H. Wiedemeier and W. Palosz, "Mass Transport and Crystal Composition in Hg0.8Cd0.2Te/HgI2 Vapor Transport System", J. Crystal Growth 96 (1989) 933. View Abstract

• W. Palosz and H. Wiedemeier, "Mass Flux, Crystal Composition, and Solid Solubility Studies of the Hg0.65Mn0.35Te/HgI2 Vapor Transport System", J. Less Common Metals 156 (1989) 299.  View Abstract

• W. Palosz and H. Wiedemeier, "On the Mass Transport Properties of the GeSe:GeI4 System Under Normal and Reduced Gravity Conditions", J. Crystal Growth 89 (1988) 242. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, "Calculations of Diffusive Mass Transport Parameters in Crystal Growth by Chemical Transport in Closed Ampoules; ZnS:I System", J. Crystal Growth 68 (1984) 757. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, "The Role of Pretreatment of the Source Material in Chemical Transport Processes:  Effect of Oxygen on Growth of ZnS", J. Crystal Growth 61 (1983) 412. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, M. J. Kozielski, and B. Palosz, "Dependence of the Structure on the Growth Conditions of ZnS and ZnCdS Crystals Grown by Iodine Transport", J. Crystal Growth 58 (1982) 185. View Abstract

• W. Palosz, "Growth of ZnS and ZnCdS Single Crystals by Iodine Transport", J. Crystal Growth 60 (1982) 57. View Abstract