Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Including semiconductor material other than silicon or... – Group iii-v compound
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-30
2008-09-02
Soward, Ida M (Department: 2822)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Including semiconductor material other than silicon or...
Group iii-v compound
C257S001000, C257S009000, C257S010000, C257S011000, C257S189000, C257S200000, C257S222000, C257S289000, C257S627000, C257S628000, C257SE33023, C257S068000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07420261
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a substrate for epitaxy, especially for preparation of nitride semiconductor layers. Invention covers a bulk nitride mono-crystal characterized in that it is a mono-crystal of gallium nitride and its cross-section in a plane perpendicular to c-axis of hexagonal lattice of gallium nitride has a surface area greater than 100 mm2, it is more than 1,0 μm thick and its C-plane surface dislocation density is less than 106/cm2, while its volume is sufficient to produce at least one further-processable non-polar A-plane or M-plane plate having a surface area at least 100 mm2. More generally, the present invention covers a bulk nitride mono-crystal which is characterized in that it is a mono-crystal of gallium-containing nitride and its cross-section in a plane perpendicular to c-axis of hexagonal lattice of gallium-containing nitride has a surface area greater than 100 mm2, it is more 1,0-μm thick and its surface dislocation density is less than 106/cm2. Mono-crystals according to the present invention are suitable for epitaxial growth of nitride semiconductor layers. Due to their good crystalline quality they are suitable for use in opto-electronics for manufacturing opto-electronic semiconductor devices based on nitrides, in particular for manufacturing semiconductor laser diodes and laser devices. The a.m. bulk mono-crystals of gallium-containing nitride are crystallized on seed crystals. Various seed crystals may be used. The bulk mono-crystals of gallium-containing nitride are crystallized by a method involving dissolution of a gallium-containing feedstock in a supercritical solvent and crystallization of a gallium nitride on a surface of seed crystal, at temperature higher and/or pressure lower than in the dissolution process.
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Doradziński Roman
Dwiliński Robert
Garczynski Jerzy
Kanbara Yasuo
Sierzputowski Leszek P.
AMMONO Sp. z o.o.
Nichia Corporation
Smith Patent Office
Soward Ida M
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