on the basis of the Multi-component zone melting method. The purpose of growing such a
crystal is the preparation of exactly lattice-matched GaAs/SiGe heterostructures for higher-
efficiency tandem cells than GaAs/Ge cells. In this method, Si solute elements are
continuously supplied from the Si source crystal, and the compositional profile in the SiGe
crystal is controlled by the pulling rate. We were successful in preparing a SixGe1− x single …