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NOVEL MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE GROWTH PROCESS

Award Information

Agency:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
11900 		Program Year/Program:
1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
11900 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Advanced Technologies/Laboratories Intl
Advanced Technologies/Lab Intl 20010 Century Blvd, Ste 500 Germantown, MD 20874 0111
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1990
Title: NOVEL MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE GROWTH PROCESS
Agency: NASA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $50,000.00
 

Abstract:

MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE (MCT) ALLOYS ARE OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE FOR NONCRYOGENICALLY COOLED 1.0 TO 16.0 MU M (IR)DETECTOR ARRAYS. WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF MCT ARRAYS BASED ON HIGH SENSITIVITY PHOTODIODES HAS BEEN SLOWED BY THE DEARTH OF REPEATABLE GROWTH PROCESSES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY FILMS AND DEVICES WITH ABRUPT OR CONTROLLED JUNCTIONS. A NEW UNASSISTED PYROLYTIC METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD) APPROACH IS PROPOSED TO GROW EPITAXIAL HG1-XCDXTE (X 1) ALLOYS WITH +1% COMPOSITION AND THICKNESS UNIFORMITY OVER LARGE AREAS. HIGH MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS AT 10 MU M/H GROWTH RATES AND SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURES BELOW 300 DEGREES CENTIGRADE SHOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS METHOD. THE INNOVATIVE ELEMENTS OF THIS APPROACH ARE THE USE OF A UNIQUE SOURCE REAGENT SYSTEM TO ENHANCE THE GROWTH PROCESS AND THE INCORPORATION OF A NOVEL REACTANT INLET PORT TO INCREASE THE VAPOR PRESSURE OF MERCURY AT THE GROWTH SURFACE. PHASE I WILL YIELD A REPRODUCIBLE EPITAXIAL MCT GROWTH PROCESS AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR MCT IR DETECTOR PHOTODIODE MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT IN PHASE II.

Principal Investigator:

Peter S. Kirlin
Mgr. Superconductor Oper.
2033552681

Business Contact:

E. g. banucci
PRESIDENT
2033552681
Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Technology Materials,
520-b Danbury Road New Milford, CT 06776

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DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No