CA1319588C - Method of making single-crystal mercury cadmium telluride layers - Google Patents

Method of making single-crystal mercury cadmium telluride layers

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CA1319588C
CA1319588C CA000579336A CA579336A CA1319588C CA 1319588 C CA1319588 C CA 1319588C CA 000579336 A CA000579336 A CA 000579336A CA 579336 A CA579336 A CA 579336A CA 1319588 C CA1319588 C CA 1319588C
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mercury
tellurium
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cadmium telluride
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Sergio Bernardi
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Leonardo SpA
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Selenia Industrie Elettroniche Associate SpA
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    • H10P14/265—
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
    • C30B—SINGLE-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
    • C30B19/00—Liquid-phase epitaxial-layer growth
    • C30B19/02—Liquid-phase epitaxial-layer growth using molten solvents, e.g. flux
    • C30B19/04—Liquid-phase epitaxial-layer growth using molten solvents, e.g. flux the solvent being a component of the crystal composition
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
    • C30B—SINGLE-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
    • C30B29/00—Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape
    • C30B29/10—Inorganic compounds or compositions
    • C30B29/46—Sulfur-, selenium- or tellurium-containing compounds
    • C30B29/48—AIIBVI compounds wherein A is Zn, Cd or Hg, and B is S, Se or Te
    • H10P14/263—
    • H10P14/2917—
    • H10P14/3432—
    • Y—GENERAL 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
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S117/00—Single-crystal, oriented-crystal, and epitaxy growth processes; non-coating apparatus therefor
    • Y10S117/906—Special atmosphere other than vacuum or inert

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Metallurgy (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
  • Liquid Deposition Of Substances Of Which Semiconductor Devices Are Composed (AREA)
CA000579336A 1987-10-06 1988-10-05 Method of making single-crystal mercury cadmium telluride layers Expired - Fee Related CA1319588C (en)

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IT67842-A/87 1987-10-06
IT8767842A IT1211385B (it) 1987-10-06 1987-10-06 Metodo per la fabbricazione di strati monocristallini di tellururo di cadmio e mercurio

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CA1319588C true CA1319588C (en) 1993-06-29

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US (1) US4906325A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0311038B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH01197399A (enExample)
CA (1) CA1319588C (enExample)
DE (2) DE3872644T2 (enExample)
IT (1) IT1211385B (enExample)

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US5264190A (en) * 1990-04-19 1993-11-23 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid phase epitaxial film growth apparatus
JPH042689A (ja) * 1990-04-19 1992-01-07 Mitsubishi Electric Corp ヘテロエピタキシャル液相成長方法
US5512511A (en) * 1994-05-24 1996-04-30 Santa Barbara Research Center Process for growing HgCdTe base and contact layer in one operation
US6902619B2 (en) * 2001-06-28 2005-06-07 Ntu Ventures Pte. Ltd. Liquid phase epitaxy
CA2649322C (en) 2008-09-30 2011-02-01 5N Plus Inc. Cadmium telluride production process
CN102677162A (zh) * 2012-05-09 2012-09-19 中国科学院上海技术物理研究所 一种全自动控制的液相外延设备及控制方法

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US4906325A (en) 1990-03-06
EP0311038B1 (en) 1992-07-08
DE3872644T2 (de) 1993-03-25
DE311038T1 (de) 1989-10-05
JPH0478598B2 (enExample) 1992-12-11
IT8767842A0 (it) 1987-10-06
DE3872644D1 (de) 1992-08-13
EP0311038A1 (en) 1989-04-12
IT1211385B (it) 1989-10-18
JPH01197399A (ja) 1989-08-09

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