The results of growing crystals using the Bridgman method were reported. A stoichiometric ratio of Cd to Te in the melt, as well as Cd-rich and Te-rich melts, were used. The resultant (54mm) crystals were plastically deformed, and examined using X-ray diffraction methods. On the basis of the experimental results, it was concluded that some of the twins in the melt-grown crystals at high temperatures were due to thermal stresses.

Deformational Twinning in CdTe Crystals Grown by the Bridgman Method. T.I.Milenov, M.M.Gospodinov: Materials Science and Engineering B, 2001, 84[3], 189-94