Theoretical Study of the Growth of a Perfect GaAs Crystal by MLEC method

2. Temperature distribution and fluid convection in the melt: A computer simulation code to obtaine the temperature and fluid convection under an axial magnetic field is devised. The convection in the melt is suppressed by the magnetic field. There is a possibility that the free convection doninant flow is suppressed and reversed under the crystal by the magnetic field and that the melt is occupied by a forced convection dominant flow caused by crystal rotation There is also a possibility that there exists a marangoni convection caused by a surface tension gradient near the melt-fluid boundaries. The marangoni convections are obtained for various magnetic field strengths and found that the marangoni convection has a similarity as the free convection. Finally, the crucible rotation as well as the magnetic field is also effective to suppress and to two-dimensionalise the convection in the melt.