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EP 1005580 A1 20000607 - LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY THROUGH A POROUS MATERIAL

Title (en)

LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY THROUGH A POROUS MATERIAL

Title (de)

FLÜSSIGPHASENEPITAXIE DURCH EIN PORÖSES MATERIAL

Title (fr)

EPITAXIE EN PHASE LIQUIDE A TRAVERS UN MATERIAU POREUX

Publication

EP 1005580 A1 20000607 (EN)

Application

EP 98937651 A 19980804

Priority

GB 9802333 W 19980804
GB 9716571 A 19970805

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9907923A1] A method of coating a substrate (14) by liquid phase epitaxy, comprises applying a flux (12), e.g. within a crucible (11), onto the substrate through a porous material (13) comprising one or more rare earth elements or compounds thereof that are soluble in the flux.

IPC 1-7

C30B 19/04; C30B 29/22

IPC 8 full level

C30B 19/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C30B 19/04 (2013.01); C30B 29/22 (2013.01); C30B 29/225 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9907923A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9907923 A1 19990218; AU 8637698 A 19990301; EP 1005580 A1 20000607; GB 9716571 D0 19971008

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9802333 W 19980804; AU 8637698 A 19980804; EP 98937651 A 19980804; GB 9716571 A 19970805