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US 9,175,418 B2Granted
Method for synthesis of high quality large area bulk gallium based crystals
AssigneeSoraa, Inc.
InventorsMark P. D'Evelyn, James S. Speck
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Abstract
A large area nitride crystal, comprising gallium and nitrogen, with a non-polar or semi-polar large-area face, is disclosed, along with a method of manufacture. The crystal is useful as a substrate for a light emitting diode, a laser diode, a transistor, a photodetector, a solar cell, or for photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen generation.
Claims22
A method for forming a gallium based crystal, comprising:
- providing a bar-shaped proto-seed, the bar-shaped proto-seed comprising a gallium based crystal having a +c surface, a −c surface and at least one surface having a crystallographic orientation within 10 degrees of an a-plane {11-20} orientation;
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- subjecting the bar-shaped proto-seed to an ammonothermal growth process of a gallium based crystalline material to cause the proto-seed to grow inhomogeneously in at least one a-direction to form a gallium based crystal having at least one upper a-wing and at least one lower a-wing, wherein the upper a-wing comprises a +c surface and the upper a-wing and the lower a-wing are separated by a gap.
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