Dislocations and wide stacking faults in wurtzite type crystals: Zinc sulfide and aluminium nitride

H. Blank, P. Delavignette, S. Amelinckx

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    Abstract

    Vapour grown ZnS and AlN crystals of wurtzite structure are studied by transmission electron microscopy. The habit plane of the ZnS crystals is 〈1120〉 and that of AIN (0001). The stacking fault energy is negative in hexagonal ZnS and positive in AlN at 20 °C so that different patterns of dislocations and stacking faults are observed in the two wurtzite structures. In ZnS stacking faults in prism planes are found which show some uncommon properties.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1660-1669
    Number of pages10
    JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B)
    Volume2
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1962

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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