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- 1. ILYA KUDINOV PhD, Project Leader High-Purity Germanium Production For Ultimate Precision Gamma-Spectroscopy
- 2. High-Purity Germanium (HPGe): Unique Semiconducting Material for Gamma and X-ray Detection • Lowest band gap = best energy resolution • No competitors in complex radionuclide identification (mixtures, low activity) • Application domains: – Radioecology – Atomic energy – Nuclear security – Cargo scanning – Science 2
- 3. I. Ultra-deep purification & single crystal growth II. Detector block manufacturing (+n/p layers, contacts, cryostat) III. End-user device assembling (+electronics, high- voltage supply, etc.) Canberra (AREVA), France, USA, etc. ORTEC (AMETEK), USA Umicore, Belgium ITECH Instruments, USA, France BSI (Baltic Scientific Instruments), Latvia IFTP (ROSATOM), Dubna A set of companies HPGe Spectrometers: Production and Producers 3 •Extreme purity required: |nD – nA| < 1010 cm-3 •Global market: $170–280 million/year •Crystal production segment: $60–120 million/year •Raw material ~1 500 $/kg, HPGe ~15 000 $/kg Our niche
- 4. Present-day Limitations Technology • Multiple Zone-Refining: – Time/resource consuming – Safety issues • Czochralski pulling: – Risk of cracking – Bigger size is hardly achievable Market • Umicore EOM – the only crystal supplier • ORTEC + Canberra = oligopoly Consequences • Overpricing • 100% import share • Long delivery & repair • Possible ban due to sanctions • New application development is hindered 4
- 5. Our Tech Innovations Key Ingredients • Rotating Container method: Czochralski + Bridgman • Low temperature gradients: precise thermal control Advantages • Minimized contact with walls • Enhanced purification efficiency • Low H2 consumption • Thermal stress decrease Potentialities • Superior crystal size • Single setup Current status • Prototype implementation & small-scale production start • Investments required: 300 k$ • Period: 3 years Patent RU 2379101 Crystal Temperature Gradient Melt Resistive Heater 5
- 6. Core Team & Business Strategy • Anchor clients: BSI & IFTP (revenue ~ $1.5 million/year) • Perspectives (5–6 years): supplies to ORTEC & Canberra + scientific projects + IFTP market increase = 10x revenue Responsibilities Expertise Ilya Kudinov PhD, Project leader Fundraising, crystal characterization, client relations, expansion Nuclear physics, radiation detection, related applications Igor Novoselov PhD, Scientific leader Coating synthesis, chemicals, purification, crystal growth Inorganics purification, Soviet R&D on HPGe, BGO serial production Vyacheslav Emelyanov Rotating Container + LTG combination Crystallization, R&D on SrI2 synthesis Arkady Semenov Electronics, DAQ, steering hardware, GUI Scientific / industrial setup automation 6
- 7. High-Purity Germanium Production ILYA KUDINOV PhD, Project Leader Email: ilya.kudinov@gmail.com Phone: +7 916 814 66 93 Skype: ilya.kudinov