摘要:
Large diameter single crystals of aluminum nitride (AlN) are grown isotropically by injecting a nitrogen-containing gas into liquid aluminum at elevated temperatures. A seed crystal that is maintained at a temperature below that of the surrounding liquid aluminum is pulled from the melt, while the AlN that is formed in the melt is deposited on the seed crystal. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
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A highway marker and vehicle mounted detection system in which the highway marker includes LEDs of different colors that can be selected under different conditions, and non-visible light LEDs for transmitting information to passing vehicles and between highway markers.
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Commercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in high traffic areas and directly send their own advertisements electronically to the network to be displayed at locations and times selected by the advertisers.
摘要:
Commercial advertisers, such as consumer product companies and the advertising agents that represent them, directly access a network of thousands of large, high resolution electronic displays located in high traffic areas and directly send their own advertisements electronically to the network to be displayed at locations and times selected by the advertisers. In another application, operators of digital movie theaters have ongoing, continuous access to tens of thousands of movies that can be ordered in digital form for display on selected screens at their theaters at selected times.
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Roadway and vehicular-mounted safety reflectors include a reflective field that incorporates a plurality of discrete crystals that internally reflect light and return the light in a desired directional pattern determined by the internal reflection characteristics and orientation of the crystals. The directional pattern is chosen to optimize the visibility and functionality of the reflector.
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Bulk, low impurity aluminum nitride:silicon carbide (AlN:SiC) alloy single crystals are grown by deposition of vapor species containing Al, Si, N and C on a crystal growth interface.
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Low defect density, low impurity bulk single crystals of AlN, SiC and AlN:SiC alloy are produced by depositing appropriate vapor species of Al, Si, N, C on multiple nucleation sites that are preferentially cooled to a temperature less than the surrounding surfaces in the crystal growth enclosure. The vapor species may be provided by subliming solid source material, vaporizing liquid Al, Si or Al--Si or injecting source gases. The multiple nucleation sites may be unseeded or seeded with a seed crystal such as 4 H or 6 H SiC.
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Synthetic gemstones are produced by growing single crystals of silicon carbide, fashioning the silicon carbide into gemstone cores, and thereafter depositing a thin coating of diamond on the core.
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Bulk, low impurity aluminum nitride (AlN) single crystals are grown by sublimation or similar deposition techniques at growth rates greater than 0.5 mm/hr.