Applications
TLE has many advantages that make it the preferred method for most materials systems that require high-purity thin films. And for some material systems it is the only method that works at all. In the following, we explain why TLE is specifically suited for a number of currently exciting research topics. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the applicability of TLE for your epitaxy requirements.
Quantum computing
Qubits produced by thin-film technology are preferred because of their scalability. Our TLE systems can provide extremely clean layers of for example Ta, Nb, and isotopically pure Si.
Surface science
Surface science requires the precise deposition of a range of dopants on the surfaces under study. Epiray can provide a universal evaporator that can deposit almost all elements.
More than Moore
More than Moore requires the integration of complex materials and devices on silicon ICs. Our TLE systems allow the exploration of relevant materials (e.g. BaTiO3) and easily scale from lab to industrial production.
Opto-Electronics & 5G
State of the art electrical to optical signal conversion requires complex-oxide materials such as LiNbO3. Our TLE systems were specifically designed for this materials class and will provide superior quality.
Energy materials
A trend in battery research is towards solid state electrolytes, because of their intrinsic safety. Why not grow the entire battery stack in our ultrapure TLE system?
Memory
A promising direction in the development of memory is the use of resistive switching. Our TLE systems provide thin films of resistive switching oxides with excellent quality and homogeneity, e.g. TaOx, NbO2, VO2, TiOx.
Topological materials science
Our TLE systems are well suited to the epitaxial growth of topological materials. Especially compounds that contain low-vapour pressure elements such as WTe2, NbTe, TaS, TaP and NbP can be grown much better with TLE.
Strongly correlated electrons
The epitaxy of strongly correlated electron systems involves almost all the d and f elements of the periodic table. Our TLE systems are ideally suited to this field of research. For example, for perovskite oxides, which are a well-known material class for strongly correlated electron systems.
Intermetallic compounds
Our TLE system provides stable fluxes of all metallic elements in the periodic table. It is therefore ideally suited to the synthesis of intermetallic compounds. Especially intermetallic compounds using low-vapour pressure elements such as Si, Ta, Ti, Nb, and W are suited to TLE.
Bio-inspired computation
Artificial synapses form the core of bio-inspired computation. Particularly promising is the use of resistive switching oxides such as TaOx, NbO2, VO2 and TiOx. Our TLE systems provide these oxides with excellent quality and homogeneity.
MEMS & NEMS
The development of MEMS-NEMS requires increasingly more complex materials. Our TLE systems allow to explore a wide range of relevant materials (e.g. PbZrTiO3), and can easily be scaled from lab to industrial production.
RF
State of the art electrical to optical signal conversion requires complex-oxide materials such as LiNbO3. Our TLE systems were specifically designed for this material class and will provide superior quality.
Power electronics
High-bandgap semiconductors such as SiC and Ga2O3 are needed for the next generation of power electronics. TLE is ideal for thin films of these materials, providing excellent quality and homogeneity.