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Apparatus for controlling heat flow within a silicon melt

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OSTI ID:1576302
An apparatus for controlling heat flow within a melt. The apparatus may include a crucible configured to contain the melt where the melt has an exposed surface. The apparatus may also include a heater disposed below a first side of the crucible and configured to supply heat through the melt to the exposed surface, and a heat diffusion barrier assembly comprising at least one heat diffusion barrier disposed within the crucible and defining an isolation region in the melt and an outer region in the melt.
Research Organization:
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc, Gloucester, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0000595
Assignee:
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Gloucester, MA)
Patent Number(s):
10,415,151
OSTI ID:
1576302
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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