Abstract
Recently published thermophysical data on molten materials from many researchers greatly differ. Accurate data are needed for predicting material production processes by computer simulation.
The thermophysical properties of molten semiconductors were investigated under microgravity conditions. The wettability and electrical resistivity between the solid-liquid surface of silicon or germanium and ceramic plates were examined under normal gravity.
Comparing published data with the experimental results, some discrepancies and validity along with visible results were discovered, and the points of problems are discussed. We report guidlines that can be used to obtain the thermophysical properties of pure materials with a high degree of accuracy.
