ATE510940T1 - Spinell-blöcke und -wafer und herstellungsverfahren dafür - Google Patents

Spinell-blöcke und -wafer und herstellungsverfahren dafür

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ATE510940T1
ATE510940T1 AT04788857T AT04788857T ATE510940T1 AT E510940 T1 ATE510940 T1 AT E510940T1 AT 04788857 T AT04788857 T AT 04788857T AT 04788857 T AT04788857 T AT 04788857T AT E510940 T1 ATE510940 T1 AT E510940T1
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Jennifer Stone-Sundberg
Milan Kokta
Robert Cink
Hung Ong
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Saint Gobain Ceramics
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    • C30CRYSTAL GROWTH
    • C30BSINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C30B33/00After-treatment of single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure
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    • C30CRYSTAL GROWTH
    • C30BSINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C30B29/00Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape
    • C30B29/10Inorganic compounds or compositions
    • C30B29/16Oxides
    • C30B29/22Complex oxides
    • C30B29/26Complex oxides with formula BMe2O4, wherein B is Mg, Ni, Co, Al, Zn, or Cd and Me is Fe, Ga, Sc, Cr, Co, or Al
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
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AT04788857T 2003-09-23 2004-09-17 Spinell-blöcke und -wafer und herstellungsverfahren dafür ATE510940T1 (de)

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US10/668,610 US7326477B2 (en) 2003-09-23 2003-09-23 Spinel boules, wafers, and methods for fabricating same
PCT/US2004/030800 WO2005031046A1 (en) 2003-09-23 2004-09-17 Spinel boules, wafers, and methods for fabricating same

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EP (1) EP1670975B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4949839B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE510940T1 (de)
IL (1) IL174351A0 (de)
MY (1) MY137813A (de)
RU (1) RU2335582C2 (de)
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