DIAMETER EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM NITRIDE CRYSTALS DURING GROWTH BY PHYSICAL VAPOR TRANSPORT

In various embodiments, aluminum nitride single crystals are rapidly diameter-expanded during growth by physical vapor transport. High rates of diameter expansion during growth may be enabled by the use of internal thermal shields and directed plasma-modification of the growth environment to augment...

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Main Authors SCHOWALTER, Leo J, SUZUKI, Takashi, MIEBACH, Thomas, BONDOKOV, Robert T, CHEN, Jianfeng
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.02.2021
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUSPOLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE
APPARATUS THEREFOR
CHEMISTRY
CRYSTAL GROWTH
METALLURGY
PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE
REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL
SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITHDEFINED STRUCTURE
SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL ORUNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL
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Summary:In various embodiments, aluminum nitride single crystals are rapidly diameter-expanded during growth by physical vapor transport. High rates of diameter expansion during growth may be enabled by the use of internal thermal shields and directed plasma-modification of the growth environment to augment radial thermal gradients and increase radial growth rates.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016991279