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SAW Quartz (SiO2) Crystals and Wafers
  • Diameters: 3”, 4”, 5” and 6”
  • Crystal ingots, blanks, and customized wafers available
  • Surface type: single-side polished/double sides polished
  • Curie Temperature and QC Tested
  • Applications: fabrication of piezoelectric devices for such as timing frequency control and frequency selection
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    Quartz Crystals Specifications:

    Materialsboth Pure Z and Y bar availableSynthetic Q Valuemin 1.8 , 2.4 to 3.0 mil IEC
    Etch Channel    Densitymax 15/cm2 max100/cm2; max300/cm2 StressNo dark or discolored visible in polarized light
    Surface Finishing#1000, #2000, #3000 , #4000, and Polished stdAngle ToleranceZZ': +/-15" +/-30", +/-1' +/-2'
    XX'+/-15 , +/-30'Cut TypeAT. BT. IT ,SC,....,etc.
    Frequency1Mhz up to 50 Mhz for AT-fundamentalSize for Round Blankfrom 3.0 to 15.0 mm dia (with flat)
    Size for Wafer2.0x8.0 (mm)~ 16x16(mm)SMD Type2.5x3.0 above at Customer option
    Flatas requested the flat shall be perpendicular to X axis within +/- 10 deg
     

    Specifications for 3”/4”/5”/6” Quartz Wafers

    Specifications for 3”/4”/5”/6” Quartz Wafers
    Wafer Size3”4”5”6”
    Diameter(mm)76.2100125150
    Tolerance (±mm)0.250.50.50.5
    Primary Reference Flat    (mm)22mm or    customized32.5mm or     customized42.5mm or    customized57.5mm or    customized
    LTV (5x5mm) (μm)<2<2<2<2
    TTV (μm)<8<10<15<20
    Bow (μm)±20±25±40±40
    Warp(μm)≤30≤40≤50≤50
    PLTV (%) (5x5mm)≥90%≥90%≥90%≥90%
    Cutting AngleAT36/ST42.75/X/Y/Z etc
    Orientation FlatAll available
    Surface TypeSingle side polished/Double sides polished
    Polished Side Ra (nm)≤1
    Back Side Criteria (μm)General is 0.2-0.5 or as customized
    Edge RoundingCompliant with SEMI M1.2 Standard/refer to IEC62276
    AppearanceContamination: None
    Particles Φ>0.3μm: ≤30
    Saw Marks, striations: None
    Scratch: None
    Cracks, crowsfeet, Saw marks, strains: None

     

    Basic Properties:

    1. Physical Properties of Synthetic Crystal Quartz  

    Density(g/cm3)2.65Melting Point(°C)1467
    Thermal Conductivity, W/(m x K)
    (T = 25°C)
    10.7 (parallel to axis Z) 
    6.2 (perpendicular to axis Z)
    Thermal Conductivity, W/(m x K)
    (T = 25°C)
    7.1 õ 10-6 (parallel to axis Z) 
    13.2 õ 10-6 (perpendicular to axis Z)
    Hardness (Mohs)7Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg x K)
    (T = 25°C)
    710
    Specific Heat Capacity, J/(kg x K)
    (T = 25°C)
    4.34 (parallel to axis Z) 
    4.27 (perpendicular to axis Z)
    Young's Modulus (E), GPa4.34 (parallel to axis Z) 
    4.27 (perpendicular to axis Z)
    Shear Modulus (G), GPa31.14Bulk Modulus (K), GPa36.4
    Chemical Stabilityinsoluble in waterElastic CoefficientsC11=87 C12=7 C44=58 C13=13 C14=18 C33=106
     

    2. Synthetic Crystal Quartz Refractive Index vs Wavelength  

    Synthetic Crystal Quartz Refractive Index vs Wavelength
    λ(μm)n0neλ(μm)n0neλ(μm)n0ne
    0.1851.6761.6900.2431.6051.6170.5891.5441.553
    0.1941.6601.6730.2631.5931.6041.0831.5341.543
    0.2041.6431.6560.2911.5811.5911.8001.5241.532
    0.2191.6251.6370.3401.5671.5772.5001.5121.520
    0.2311.6141.6260.4051.5571.5673.0001.5001.507

     

    Application Notes:

    1. Materials

    This material consists of single-crystal right-handed a-quartz artificially grown bars which is intended for use in fabrication of piezoelectric for such as timing freq control and frequency selection under hydro-thermal condition on a seed with its length along the Y axis. This cultured quartz crystal shall have nominal Q specification defined by followed grade: Grade Q-VALUE : Specification of the synthetic quartz crystal.

    Specification of Quartz Crystals
    Infrared Absorption α 3585≤ 0.024≤ 0.024≤ 0.05≤ 0.05
    Q x106 3.03.02.42.4
    Inclusions DensityIIII or II
    Etch Channel Density (strips/cm2 )≤10≤30≤100≤100

     

    2. Quality Evaluation of Synthetic Quartz Crystal

    2.1 The amount of crystal defect and impurity in synthetic quartz crystal depends on growth rate, mineralizer and raw material. The growth rate affects greatly to the important properties such as infra-red absorption coefficient α, which correlates to Q value, and frequency –temperature characteristics. The larger growth rate causes increase in α, decrease in Q value, and dispersion in frequency-temperature characteristics.

    2.2 The quality index of synthetic quartz crystal was originally a Q value, and a 5 MHz quartz crystal unit operated in 5th overtone mode was used to obtain the Q value. But it required laborious work to fabricate the 5 MHz crystal unit, so the index had been changed to the coefficient α instead of the Q value.

    3. Standard Specification for Synthetic Quartz Crystal

    3.1 Twinning: There shall be no electrical or optical twinning in the usable region.

    3.2 Strain: There shall be no strain contained both inside and surface of seed crystal as well as in a grown quartz crystal.

    3.3 Cracks and fractures: There shall be no cracks, chippings or fractures in the usable region.

    3.4 Inclusion density: The specification is in accordance with the IEC 60758.

    Size Range (μm) Grade Q’ty Per(cm3)
    10 to 3030 to 7070 to 100>100
    Ia2100
    Ib3211
    I6522
    II9543
    III12864

     

    3.5 Infra-red quality indication: The specification is in accordance with the IEC 60758.

    Grade Max. α3585 Estimated Q Values (x 106)
    A0.0153.8
    A0.0243.0
    B0.0502.4
    C0.0691.8
    D0.1001.4

     

    3.6 Etch channel density: The specification is in accordance with the IEC 60758.

    Grade Max. Number Per(cm3)
    110
    230
    3100
    4300
    5600

     

    4. Specification for Lumbered Quartz Crystal

    4.1 Angles:

    4.1.1 angle of X-surface around Y-axis: 00°00’±15’

    4.1.2 Rotation angle of X-surface around Z-axis: 00°00’±15’

    4.2 Dimensional tolerance:

    4.2.1 along X or Z axis:±0.1 mm

    4.2.2 along Y axis:±10 mm

    4.3 Surface roughness: as customized ,lapped and polished are both available.


     

    Quartz crystal, chemical composition SiO2, and alpha quartz are the main ones used for SAW devices. Its melting point is 1750℃. The density is 2.65×103 kg/m3, and the Mohs hardness is 7. SAW-grade Quartz crystal wafers are favorable for Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) application with remarkable piezoelectric properties. The thermal stability of quartz crystal is one of its most appealing attributes, its piezoelectric coefficient and dielectric coefficient remain almost unchanged at room temperature. In addition, other advantages of quartz crystal include high mechanical strength and quality factor, high rigidity, good dynamic characteristics, no pyroelectric and ferroelectric effect, good insulation, etc. 

    Quartz crystals are the most representative and common piezoelectric crystals among single crystals. The applications of piezoelectric quartz include resonators, high-frequency oscillators, and filters, and is widely integrated into navigation, remote control, telemetry, electronics, and electric equipment for automatic weapons, supersonic aircraft, missiles, nuclear weapons, electron microscopes, chronographs, etc.

    Shanghai North Optics offers Custom SAW grade quartz crystals and wafers, advanced facilities are equipped for crystal growth, wafer cutting, wafer lapping, wafer polishing, and wafer checking, and all finished products undergo Curie Temp testing and QC inspections. Quartz crystal ingots, crystal blanks, wafer blanks, and polished wafers are available upon customers' request.


     


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