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Patent US8110848 - Substrate for epitaxy and method of preparing the same - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe substrate is used for opto-electric or electrical devices and comprises a layer of nitride grown by means of vapor phase epitaxy growth wherein both main surfaces of the nitride substrate are substantially consisting of non N-polar face and N-polar face respectively and the dislocation density of...http://www.google.com/patents/US8110848?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8110848 - Substrate for epitaxy and method of preparing the sameAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8110848 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/213,212Publication dateFeb 7, 2012Filing dateJun 16, 2008Priority dateDec 11, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE60329713D1, DE60331245D1, EP1576210A1, EP1576210B1, EP1581675A1, EP1581675B1, US7387677, US7410539, US20060054075, US20060057749, US20080311393, WO2004053209A1, WO2004053210A1Publication number12213212, 213212, US 8110848 B2, US 8110848B2, US-B2-8110848, US8110848 B2, US8110848B2InventorsRobert Dwilinski, Roman Doradzinski, Jerzy Garczynski, Leszek Sierzputowski, Yasuo KanbaraOriginal AssigneeAmmono Sp. Z O.O., Nichia CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (201), Non-Patent Citations (82), Classifications (33), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSubstrate for epitaxy and method of preparing the same
9. A single crystal substrate used for opto-electric or electrical devices which comprises a layer of nitride grown by vapor phase epitaxy growth wherein the nitride substrate includes a first crystalline growth surface and a second crystalline growth surface, and the first crystalline growth surface is substantially consisting of a non N-polar face and the second crystalline growth surface is substantially consisting of an N-polar face, and a dislocation density of the substrate is 5×105/cm2 or less, wherein the substrate has a thickness of 100 μm or more, which is sliced from a portion of at least one of B1) a layer of nitride grown by MOCVD or MBE and B2) a layer of gallium-containing nitride grown by HVPE, in combination layers of A) a layer of bulk mono-crystal nitride, and at least one of the layers B1) and B2). Description
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