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Aluminum nitride powder, method for producing the same and use thereof

US7267808B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2005
Grant dateSep 11, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC04B2235/9607
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is to produce an aluminum nitride powder which is turned into a sintered body at a temperature of not more than 1600° C., thereby obtaining a sintered aluminum nitride in which the density and thermal conductivity are high and which can be properly used as a substrate material.Using a vapor phase reaction apparatus shown in FIG. 1, ammonia gas was fed from a reactor 2 heated at from 300 to 500° C. and maintained at that temperature by a heating section 1 via a feeding tube 4 while being regulated by a flow regulator 3. At the same time, while being regulated by the flow regulator 5, nitrogen gas containing an organic aluminum compound is fed via a feeding tube 6 to obtain an aluminum nitride powder. The aluminum nitride powder is subjected to a heat treatment at from 1100 to 1500° C. in a reducing gas atmosphere and/or an inert gas atmosphere to obtain an aggregate aluminum nitride powder. The aggregate aluminum nitride powder is subjected to a mechanical treatment to obtain an aluminum nitride powder in which the specific surface area value is not less than 30 m2/g and a ratio of an average particle diameter to a particle diameter in terms of the specific sur…

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