Single Crystal
What is a Single Crystal
A single crystal is a material in which the entire bulk possesses a single, continuous lattice structure, with atoms or molecules arranged in a regular, identical pattern across three dimensions.
Unlike glass or plastic, the highly ordered atomic and molecular arrangement in a single crystal enables it to exhibit functionalities such as changing the color and direction of light, or controlling the flow of electrons. Consequently, single crystals are utilized not only in fundamental research but also in numerous everyday industrial products, including computers, mobile phones, automobiles, and medical imaging devices.
Uses of Single Crystals
Key applications of single crystals are listed below
Single Crystals for Scintillators
Scintillation single crystals emit light when exposed to radiation. By combining them with a photodetector, they can be utilized as radiation detectors. For example, they are employed in the gamma ray detectors of nuclear medicine diagnostic equipment, enabling the early imaging diagnosis of lesions such as cancer.
The required characteristics for scintillation single crystals include high sensitivity, short decay time, large light output, and stability against temporal or temperature changes. To obtain high-performance scintillation single crystals that satisfy these requirements, superior single crystal growth technology is essential.
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Optical Single Crystals for Lasers (Wavelength Conversion and Polarization Control)
These crystals can change the color and direction of laser light. Using this principle, various materials and objects can be used in analysys, inspection and processing. OXIDE's material can cover the range from UV light to infrared light.
Semiconductor Single Crystals
In our daily lives, various things, from mobile phones to infrastructure equipment, are computer-controlled. Semiconductors are indispensable to these.
OXIDE's Strengths
OXIDE's key strengths regarding single crystals are listed below
We are the only company in the world that owns dedicated equipment for all single crystal growth methods
We can select the appropriate single crystal growth method, such as the DCCZ method—the foundation of our company—along with CZ, TSSG, FZ, VB, and LPE, to meet the required performance and draw out high-performance characteristics.
We have experts in single crystals, devices, and lasers on staff, providing end-to-end support from design to quality improvement
Commercialization requires not only technology but also the right timing. Although single crystals are products with strong fundamental development elements, we propose development and manufacturing tailored to the customer's specific phase.
We offer a wide lineup, ranging from oxides to semiconductor crystals
Our company name, OXIDE, means "oxide." Although we focused solely on oxide single crystals at the time of our founding, we now leverage our manufacturing technology to handle a wide range of single crystal materials, from fluorides to semiconductor crystals.