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Liquidus temperatures have been measured for eight (Hg1−xCdx)yTe1−y compositions with 0.099 ≤ x ≤ 0.401 and 0.703 ≤ y ≤ 0.900 by differential thermal analysis (DTA). The measured liquidus temperatures are in good agreement with those calculated from the thermodynamic model of Tung et al. The change in liquid composition caused by mercury vaporization into the free volume of the DTA ampule introduces an error in the liquidus temperature of less than 1.5°C.
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Meschter, P.J., Owens, K.E. & Tung, T. Determination of liquidus temperatures of Hg-rich Hg-Cd-Te alloys by differential thermal analysis. J. Electron. Mater. 14, 33–37 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02657918
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