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Patent US8088220 - Deep-eutectic melt growth of nitride crystals - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn accordance with various embodiments, crystalline structures are formed by providing, at a growth temperature, a liquid comprising AlN and having a quality factor greater than approximately 0.14 and forming solid AlN from the liquid, the growth temperature being lower than the melting point of AlN...http://www.google.com/patents/US8088220?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8088220 - Deep-eutectic melt growth of nitride crystalsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8088220 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/126,334Publication dateJan 3, 2012Filing dateMay 23, 2008Priority dateMay 24, 2007Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20090050050Publication number12126334, 126334, US 8088220 B2, US 8088220B2, US-B2-8088220, US8088220 B2, US8088220B2InventorsGlen A. Slack, Sandra B. SchujmanOriginal AssigneeCrystal Is, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (174), Non-Patent Citations (131), Referenced by (16), Classifications (18), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDeep-eutectic melt growth of nitride crystals
23. The method of claim 1, wherein the growth temperature is less than 50° C. higher than the minimum liquidus temperature of the pseudo-binary system formed by AlN and the non-AlN nitride compound. Description
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