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Method and apparatus for producing large, single-crystals of aluminum nitride

US9447521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 2014
Grant dateSep 20, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/21
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Bulk single crystals of AlN having a diameter greater than about 25 mm and dislocation densities of about 10,000 cm−2 or less and high-quality AlN substrates having surfaces of any desired crystallographic orientation fabricated from these bulk crystals.

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