SBIR/STTR Research Award
Highly durable crucible materials to support large AlN crystal growth
Award amount
$499,756Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- THE FOX GROUP, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-08-20
- Contract end date
- 2006-12-15
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- BMDO02T-00
Research abstract
Single crystal aluminum nitride is an important substrate material for the growth of III-nitrides because of its high thermal conductivity, excellent lattice match and chemical compatibility. AlN crystals have been difficult to grow because the Al vapor is extremely reactive. Fox Group and KSU have demonstrated a highly durable crucible technology and a method of producing seed crystals that will be combined in Phase II to develop a process for growing large, 2" diameter AlN boules.
Technology keywords
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