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Patent US7905957 - Method of obtaining bulk single crystals by seeded growth - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention is related to a process for obtaining a larger area substrate of mono-crystalline gallium-containing nitride by making selective crystallization of gallium containing nitride on a smaller seed under a crystallization temperature and/or pressure from a supercritical ammonia-containing...http://www.google.com/patents/US7905957?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7905957 - Method of obtaining bulk single crystals by seeded growthAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7905957 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/791,716Publication dateMar 15, 2011Filing dateNov 28, 2005Priority dateNov 26, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN100565800C, CN101061570A, EP1859477A1, US20080156254, WO2006057463A1Publication number11791716, 791716, US 7905957 B2, US 7905957B2, US-B2-7905957, US7905957 B2, US7905957B2InventorsRobert Dwilinski, Roman Doradzinski, Jerzy Garczynski, Leszek Sierzputowski, Yasuo KanbaraOriginal AssigneeAmmono Sp. Z.O.O., Nichia CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (76), Referenced by (1), Classifications (21), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of obtaining bulk single crystals by seeded growthUS 7905957 B2Abstract The present invention is related to a process for obtaining a larger area substrate of mono-crystalline gallium-containing nitride by making selective crystallization of gallium containing nitride on a smaller seed under a crystallization temperature and/or pressure from a supercritical ammonia-containing solution made by dissolution of gallium-containing feedstock in a supercritical ammonia-containing solvent with alkali metal ions, comprising: providing two or more elementary seeds, and making selective crystallization on the two or more separate elementary seeds to get a merged larger compound seed. The merged larger compound seed is used for a seed in a new growth process and then to get a larger substrate of mono-crystal gallium-containing nitride.
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