Microwave plasma reactors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9139909
APP PUB NO 20130069531A1
SERIAL NO

13657366

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New and improved microwave plasma assisted reactors, for example chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD) reactors, are disclosed. The disclosed microwave plasma assisted reactors operate at pressures ranging from about 10 Torr to about 760 Torr. The disclosed microwave plasma assisted reactors include a movable lower sliding short and/or a reduced diameter conductive stage in a coaxial cavity of a plasma chamber. For a particular application, the lower sliding short position and/or the conductive stage diameter can be variably selected such that, relative to conventional reactors, the reactors can be tuned to operate over larger substrate areas, operate at higher pressures, and discharge absorbed power densities with increased diamond synthesis rates (carats per hour) and increased deposition uniformity.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY450 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING EAST LANSING MI 48824

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asmussen, Jes East Lansing, US 38 1360
Becker, Michael East Lansing, US 203 3156
Grotjohn, Timothy Okemos, US 7 153
Gu, Yajun Lansing, US 6 71
Hemawan, Kadek W East Lansing, US 7 90
King, David Lansing, US 216 2402
Lu, Jing East Lansing, US 193 977
Reinhard, Donnie K East Lansing, US 14 422
Schuelke, Thomas Brighton, US 23 184
Yaran, M Kagan Lansing, US 5 78

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