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Standard Size Or Custom-Made
Precise Surfaces and Accurate Orientations
The anisotropic properties of crystals lead to a wide range of applications in research and development. Princeton Scientific offers substrates for thin film applications, as targets or custom-tailored for individual applications with the highest quality and very competitive pricing.
Properties
Orientations:
- (100), (001), (111), (110) for cubic and tetragonal crystals
- (0001), (1102), (1120), (1010) for hexagonal crystals
Other orientations with higher Miller index values or vicinal substrates.
Orientation accuracy: ± 0.5°, typical < 0.3°, or better on request.
Typical Sizes:
- 5 mm x 5 mm, 10 mm x 10 mm, 10 mm x 5 mm, 15 mm x 15 mm
- 12,7 mm x 12,7 mm, 20 mm x 20 mm, 25 mm x 25 mm, ø1", ø2"
Lateral tolerances: +0/-0.05 mm.
Typical Thickness:
- 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, other thicknesses down to 0.1 mm on request
Vertical tolerance: +/- 0.05 mm, or better on request.
Polishing:
- One or both sides epi-polished
- Surface quality: scratch free under magnification 50x
- Micro-Roughness (measured with interferometer microscope) (lateral resolution: 0.64 µm, vertical resolution: theor. 0.01 nm) Roughness: ( λcut off =0.08 mm)
- Ra: < 0.5 nm
- Rq: < 1.0 nm
- Rt: < 2.0 nm
- Certificate of roughness included in each batch
Optical polish on lateral sides (cylinders) is available upon request.
Materials & Specifications:
| Chemical Formula | Chemical Name | Non-Scientific / Mineral Name | Data Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al2O3 | Aluminum Oxide | Sapphire | Data Sheet |
| BaF2 | Barium Fluoride | Frankdicksonite | Data Sheet |
| BaTiO3 | Barium Titanate | BTO | Data Sheet |
| CaF2 | Calcium Fluoride | Fluorspar | Data Sheet |
| CdS | Cadmium Sulfide | Greenockite | Data Sheet |
| CdSe | Cadmium Selenide | Cadmoselite | Data Sheet |
| CdTe | Cadmium Telluride | - | |
| DyScO3 | |||
| GaN | Gallium Nitride | ||
| GdScO3 | |||
| Ge | Germanium | - | Data Sheet |
| Gd3Ga5O12 | Gadolinium Gallium Garnet | GGG | Data Sheet |
| KBr | Potassium Bromide | - | |
| KTaO3 | Potassium Tantalate | - | |
| LaAlO3 | Lanthanum Aluminate | LAL | Data Sheet |
| LiAlO2 | Lithium Aluminate | - | |
| LiF | Lithium Fluoride | - | Data Sheet |
| LiNbO3 | Lithium Niobate | LN | Data Sheet |
| (La,Sr)(Al, Ta)O3 | Lanthanum Strontium Aluminum Tantalate | LSAT | Data Sheet |
| MgAl2O4 | Magnesium Aluminate | Spinel | Data Sheet |
| MgF2 | Magnesium Fluoride | Sellaite | Data Sheet |
| MgO | Magnesium Oxide | Periclase | Data Sheet |
| NdGaO3 | Neodymium Gallate | - | Data Sheet |
| (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3) - xPbTiO3 | Lead Magnesium Niobate - Lead Titanate | PMN-PT | Data Sheet |
| Si | Silicon | - | Data Sheet |
| SiC | Silicon Carbide | - | |
| SiO2 | Silicon Dioxide | Amorphous Quartz Glass | |
| α-SiO2 | Silicon Dioxide, Single Crystalline | Alpha-Quartz | Data Sheet |
| SrLaAlO4 | Strontium Lanthanum Aluminate | SLA | Data Sheet |
| SrLaGaO4 | Strontium Lanthanum Gallate | SLG | Data Sheet |
| SrTiO3 | Strontium Titanate | Fabulite, Tausonite | Data Sheet |
| SrTiO3 (STO) on Silicon | Thin SrTiO3 film deposited on top of a doped Si substrate | Learn More | |
| SrTiO33:Nb | Niob doped Strontium Titanate | - | Data Sheet |
| TbScO3 | |||
| TiO2 | Titanium Dioxide | Rutile | Data Sheet |
| Y3Al5O12 | Yttrium Aluminum Garnet | YAG | Data Sheet |
| Y3Al5O12 | Yttrium Iron Garnet | YIT | |
| YVO4 | Yttrium Orthovandate | YVO | Data Sheet |
| YAlO3 | Yttrium Aluminum Perowskite | YAP | Data Sheet |
| YAlO3:Ce | Cerium doped Yttrium Aluminum Perowskite | YAP;Ce | |
| ZnO | Zinc Oxide | Zincite | Data Sheet |
| ZnS | Zinc Sulfide | - | Data Sheet |
| ZnSe | Zinc Selenide | - | Data Sheet |
| ZnTe | Zinc Telluride | - | Data Sheet |
| ZrO2:Y | Yttrium Stabilised Zirkonium Dioxide | YSZ | Data Sheet |
