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Aluminum nitride sintered bodies and members for semiconductor-producing apparatuses

US6800576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 14, 2001
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T279/23
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An aluminum nitride sintered body contains aluminum nitride as a main component, at least one rare earth metal element in an amount of not less than 0.4 mol % and not more than 2.0 mol % as calculated in the form of an oxide thereof and aluminum oxide component in an amount of not less than 0.5 mol % and not more than 2.0 mol %. Si content of the sintered body is not more than 80 ppm and an average particle diameter of aluminum nitride grains is not more than 3 &mgr;m. The aluminum nitride sintered body hardly peels aluminum nitride grains and exhibits high resistivity of at least 108 &OHgr;·cm even in a high temperature range of, for example, 300-500° C., as well as relatively high thermal conductivity.

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