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Smart Linear Motion Oven (LIMO) for Precision Group III Beam Flux Control in MBE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 28174
Amount: $580,984.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1996
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
7620 Executive Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. P.p. Chow
 (612) 941-1898
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) is a key fabrication technology for high performance III-V and other semiconductor devices of importance to many DoD and commercial applications. A variable group III element source flux would provide agile vertical layer composition control required for sophisticated device fabrication. One recent source concept, Linear Motion Oven or LIMO, appears especially promising for this application. It has been demonstrated to achieve fast large flux variation and flux transient reduction, thereby significantly improving the layer composition control. We propose to incorporate flux sensor ion the lIMO design so that the flux can be accurately measured and adjusted in real time. Long term cell drift may also be corrected. We will build a prototype Smart LIMO based on modeling results, evaluate its performance, and perform actual device fabrication to validate its utility. Such a source would enable higher quality electronic and photonic devices to be fabricated for DoD and commercial applications.

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