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Process and apparatus for obtaining bulk monocrystalline gallium-containing nitride

US7160388B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 2002
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1024
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention refers to an ammonobasic method for preparing a gallium-containing nitride crystal, in which gallium-containing feedstock is crystallized on at least one crystallization seed in the presence of an alkali metal-containing component in a supercritical nitrogen-containing solvent. The method can provide monocrystalline gallium-containing nitride crystals having a very high quality.

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