SBIR DAF27BZ02-DV026 (Air Force): Domestic Liquid Phase Epitaxy of Yttrium Iron Garnet Films for Resilient Microwave Filter Supply Chains
U.S. Department of Defense — Air Force
- Posted
- Nov 13, 2026
- Closes
- Jan 6, 2027 (in 54 days)
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About this opportunity
Air Force SBIR topic — Accepting submissions 2026-12-02 to 2027-01-06. This topics seeks proposals to design, procure, and commission a fully domestic LPE growth facility capable of producing device-grade YIG films on gadolinium gallium garnet (GGG) substrates across the 10–150 µm thickness range. Efforts shall demonstrate system integration, process optimization, and material qualification sufficient for insertion into operational microwave filter architectures. Required technical performance thresholds include film thickness uniformity of ±5% across 1-inch wafers, surface roughness below 5 nm RMS, and saturation magnetization (4πMs) values within ±50 Gauss of specification. Offerors shall employ a systematic process characterization approach — such as design-of-experiments (DOE) methodo...