Researchers based in UK, France, Australia and the USA have developed a chemical epitaxial lift-off (ELO) technique for full 2-inch-diameter gallium nitride (GaN) grown on sapphire and free-standing substrates [Akhil Rajan et al, J. Phys. ...
Tags: GaN, HVPE, free-standing wafers
Ghent University/IMEC in Belgium and X-Celeprint in Ireland/USA claim "the first III-V optoelectronic components transfer printed on and coupled to a silicon photonic integrated circuit" [Andreas De Groote et al, Optics Express, vol24, ...
Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University has been studying ways to improve the performance of p-type gallium nitride (p-GaN) in terms of hole density and contact resistance with nickel/gold [Bo-Sheng Zheng et al, J. Appl. Phys., vol118, ...
Tags: nickel caps, Diodes, Electronics
Argex Titanium Inc., an emerging producer of high grade titanium dioxide (TiO2), has announced that it has completed work at its Valleyfield Technology Center confirming key hydrometallurgical process innovations for the production of ...
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Researchers in South Korea have used electrochemical potentiostatic activation (EPA) to alter the hydrogen content in p-type gallium nitride (GaN) layers with a view to improved performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) [June Key Lee et ...
Tags: GaN layers, P-Gallium Nitride
Researchers based in Japan claim the highest output power and external quantum efficiency (EQE) so far for deep ultraviolet (DUV) sub-270nm-wavelength light-emitting diodes (LEDs) during DC operation [Shin-ichiro Inoue et al, Appl. Phys. ...
Tags: DUV LEDs, DUV devices
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed gallium antimonide (GaSb) thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells on gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates [Bor-Chau Juang et al, Appl. Phys. Lett., vol106, p111101, 2015]. The use of GaAs ...
Tags: TPV devices, lattice mismatch, Electronics
Molycorp, Inc. has reported that rare earth production in the fourth quarter of 2014 at its Mountain Pass, California facility increased year-on-year and nearly doubled that of the preceding quarter. Mountain Pass completed Q4 of 2014 ...
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Bayer MaterialScience has been issued the permit for the expansion and operation of its hydrochloric acid facility in Dormagen. The Cologne district authority issued the corresponding ruling following a detailed appraisal. The company can ...
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Surface Preparation for Rubbers Master Bond manufactures a wide range of adhesives for bonding rubbers to rubbers, as well as rubbers to other substrates. Surface preparation plays a key role in ensuring that good bond strength is ...
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Demand for Molycorp’s rare earth products “appears to be returning to more normalized levels, albeit at a subdued pace, as customers have been reducing inventories and adjusted their purchasing plans accordingly, Molycorp CEO ...
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Fluid handling equipments have undergone tremendous changes over the years. As these are being developed, managing water and other fluids are becoming easier and faster. Now what we see in the market is new and improved range. A wide array ...
Roll-up Tank Covers Resist Acid Fumes and Splash When American Chemical & Equipment needed tank covers that could resist fumes and splash from hydrochloric acid, it partnered with its supplier of metal roll-up covers to create a ...
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Symptom: refrigerator evaporator leakage. There are five ways to solve refrigerators evaporator leakage. 1.Pickling welding.First blocking evaporator leakage holes,then use sandpaper burnish and wipe around the hole.Dropping a few drops ...
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Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University has developed a method to improve the performance of zinc oxide (ZnO) transparent conductive oxide (TCO) as an electrode for short-wavelength nitride semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) ...
Tags: zinc oxide, LEDs