Headquartered in Singapore and an industry leader in grown diamond technology, IIa Technologies announced its launch of large size (7.5 mm x 7.5 mm) high quality, single crystal diamond plates of unsurpassed quality. With a research that has spanned eight years, a team, led by Professor D S Misra of IIa Technologies added this milestone for the company’s single crystal diamonds grown by the Chemical Vapor Deposition process.

This achievement gives vent to various uses in highly versatile applications such as for radiation dosimeters used in cancer therapy, X-Ray detectors, X-Ray dosimeters, high power electronic devices, etc., and breaks new ground in radiation detectors due to the simplicity of their design and enhanced lifespan (an increase of about 100-200 times as compared to the conventional material).

IIa Technologies’ believes that when used in applications like particle accelerators, users would benefit from higher uptime and enhanced detection accuracy. The diamond plates have been evaluated and qualified by major research institutes and universities across the world. Most recently, certain attributes of the plates’ efficiency were presented in the International Workshop on Semiconductor Pixel Detectors for Particles and Imaging (PIXEL2014) in Canada.

Prof D S Misra, Technical Director of IIa Technologies, said: “IIa Technologies is synonymous with innovation. Our research team is backed by access to cutting-edge diamond growing technologies, helping us achieve breakthroughs of this caliber. The beauty of our diamond growing processes is that we can grow such high quality diamond plates in a consistent manner, while maintaining all its virtuous properties. This, in turn, makes the IIa diamond plates ideal for global scientific and research communities.”