MgAl₂O₄ Wafer (Magnesium Aluminate Spinel Substrate)

High-performance insulating spinel substrate for microwave devices, GaN epitaxy, and advanced thin film applications

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Description

🔷 Overview

MgAl₂O₄ (Magnesium Aluminate Spinel) wafer is a high-quality single crystal substrate with a cubic spinel structure, widely used for microwave devices, acoustic applications, and epitaxial growth of III-V nitride materials.

With excellent thermal stability, high hardness, and good lattice compatibility with GaN and other materials, MgAl₂O₄ is an ideal substrate for high-frequency electronics and advanced thin film deposition processes such as PLD, MBE, and sputtering.

 

🔷 Key Features

  • Cubic spinel structure with high stability
  • Excellent insulating properties
  • Good lattice match for GaN and oxide materials
  • High hardness (≈ 8 Mohs)
  • Wide optical transmission (UV to IR)
  • Suitable for microwave and acoustic devices

 

🔷 Specifications

Product: Single crystal magnesium aluminate (MgAl2O4) wafer                                                 
Material property: Crystal structure: Cubic
Lattice constant: a = 8.083 Å
Density: 3.64 g/cm3
Melting point: 2130 °C
Growth Method: CZ
Dimension:

• 5 × 5 × 0.5 mm

• 10 × 10 × 0.5 mm

• Other sizes customizable

Orientation: <100> / <110> / <111>
Polishing: Single side / double side epi-polished
Surface roughness: < 0.5 nm

 

 

🔷 Applications

  • GaN and III-V nitride epitaxy
  • Microwave and RF devices
  • Bulk acoustic wave (BAW) devices
  • Optical windows and IR applications
  • Fast IC and thin film substrates

 

🔷 Why Choose MgAl₂O₄ Wafer

  • Excellent thermal and chemical stability
  • Suitable for high-frequency and high-power devices
  • Strong mechanical durability
  • Good compatibility with advanced epitaxial materials

 

 

🔷 Customization Options

  • Orientation & off-cut
  • Thickness & size
  • Surface finish (SSP / DSP / optical grade)
  • Research-grade / device-grade