Patent ID: 11866848
Assignee: DRS NETWORK & IMAGING SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 10:
11. A method of cooling a CdZnTe crystal, the method comprising:
melting an upper surface of a solid CdZnTe source to form a Te-rich Cd—Zn—Te melt floating on the solid CdZnTe source;
growing the CdZnTe crystal from a CdZnTe seed crystal in physical contact with the Te-rich Cd—Zn—Te melt, wherein the Te-rich Cd—Zn—Te melt is at least partially encapsulated by an encapsulating layer;
lifting the CdZnTe crystal into the encapsulating layer; and
cooling the CdZnTe crystal to a temperature greater than the solidification temperature of the encapsulating layer.