Fraunhofer IISB (Cibiyar Hadakar Tsarin da Fasahar Na'ura) da ke Erlangen da kuma kamfanin kera tsarin plasma na microwave da rediyo PVA TePla AG da ke Wettenberg suna haɗa ƙwarewarsu a cikin wani dakin gwaje-gwaje na haɗin gwiwa don samar da lu'ulu'u na aluminum nitride (AlN).
A matsayinmu na ƙasashen Turai na farko, wannan haɗin gwiwa yana ba da damar samar da ƙananan ƙwayoyin AlN masu siffar monocrystalline tare da diamita na inci 2 don dalilai na bincike da ci gaba. Wannan yana inganta samuwar ƙwayoyin AlN a Turai sosai, wanda hakan ke hanzarta haɓaka na'urori da tsarin da ke tushen AlN da kuma sauye-sauyensu zuwa aikace-aikacen masana'antu.
Nitride na aluminum yana ɗaya daga cikin kayan aiki mafi kyau ga ƙarni na gaba na kayan lantarki masu aiki mai kyau. A matsayinsa na semiconductor mai faɗi-faɗi (UWBG), AlN yana buɗe sabbin damammaki a cikin photonics, lantarki mai ƙarfi, na'urorin lantarki masu yawan mita, da na'urorin lantarki waɗanda ke aiki a ƙarƙashin yanayi mai tsauri. Zuwa yanzu, ƙarancin abubuwan da ke cikin AlN masu inganci, babban yanki da kuma masu araha suna hana ci gaban tsarin lantarki na AlN.
"Tare da dakin gwaje-gwaje na hadin gwiwa, muna shimfida harsashin tabbatar da wadatar kayayyakin AlN daga Turai, ta haka ne za mu bude sabbin damammaki ga sabbin na'urorin AlN masu inganci," in ji Dr Sven Besendörfer, shugaban rukuni na kayan nitride kuma mai alhakin bunkasa kayan AlN a Fraunhofer IISB. "Tare da PVA TePla, muna ba da gudummawar kwarewarmu a fannin bunkasa lu'ulu'u na masana'antu, ta haka ne za mu samar da abubuwan da ake bukata don canja wurin zuwa aikace-aikacen siminti."
Fasahar kayan aiki da aka tabbatar ta dace da ƙwarewar tsarin mallakar
A cikin dakin gwaje-gwaje na haɗin gwiwa, Fraunhofer IISB tana amfani da fasahar sarrafa PVT (jiki na jigilar tururi) don samar da lu'ulu'u masu girman inci 2 na AlN. A cikin wannan tsari, ana tururin foda na AlN a cikin wani bututun ruwa a yanayin zafi sama da 2000°C sannan a saka shi a kan lu'ulu'u iri. PVA TePla tana samar da tsarin PVT don wannan dalili, waɗanda aka riga aka yi amfani da su a duk duniya don lu'ulu'u masu girman inci 8 na silicon carbide (SiC) kuma yanzu an daidaita su musamman don haɓaka lu'ulu'u na AlN masu inci 2.
Saboda ƙwarewar da Fraunhofer IISB ya bayar wajen aiwatar da aikin, ƙungiyar PVA TePla ta sami damar samar da lu'ulu'u na AlN masu inganci iri ɗaya a cikin kayan aikinta. Ƙungiyar Joint Lab ta mai da hankali kan samar da ƙananan lu'ulu'u na AlN mai inci 2. Yanzu ana ƙara yawan samarwa a hankali don inganta daidaiton tsari, sake samarwa, yawan amfanin ƙasa da tsarin farashi.
"Tare da aluminum nitride, muna tsara sabuwar fasahar zamani bayan SiC," in ji Dr Jan Pfeiffer, mataimakin shugaban R&D a PVA TePla. "Ta hanyar dakin gwaje-gwajen hadin gwiwa, za mu iya hada kwarewar kayan aikinmu kai tsaye tare da ilimin tsarin Fraunhofer IISB, wanda zai ba mu damar bayar da mafita ga abokan cinikinmu na duniya a farkon lokaci," in ji shi. "Manufarmu ta hadin gwiwa ita ce karfafa ci gaban kasuwa a fannin AlN ta hanyar amfani da hanyoyin da suka dace da kuma tallafawa kamfanonin da ke neman shiga wannan fanni a matsayin abokan hulɗar fasaha tare da kayan aiki da suka dace da kuma kwarewar aiwatarwa."
Ƙarfafa ikon mallakar fasaha na Turai ta hanyar haɓaka masana'antu
Ana ƙara sarrafa lu'ulu'u na AlN da aka samar a cikin Joint Lab a Fraunhofer IISB zuwa substrates na AlN masu shirye-shirye, kuma ta hanyar kamfanin bincike da haɓaka samfura na Erlangen LZE GmbH, musamman an canza su zuwa ci gaban masana'antu da hanyoyin haɓaka girma. "Don ikon mallakar semiconductor na Turai, yana da mahimmanci cewa ba wai kawai ana haɓaka sabbin kayan aiki masu mahimmanci ba, har ma ana canja su cikin sauri zuwa aikace-aikacen masana'antu da ƙirƙirar ƙima mai araha," in ji manajan daraktan LZE Dr Christian Forster. "Tare da kasuwarta ta fasahar zamani, LZE GmbH tana ba wa kamfanoni da cibiyoyin bincike damar shiga AlN substrates na musamman a duk duniya. Ta wannan hanyar, muna taimakawa wajen tabbatar da cewa an kawo aikace-aikace masu kyau ga kasuwannin masana'antu masu girma zuwa kasuwa cikin sauri."
Lokacin Saƙo: Yuli-20-2026
