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Title: Shallow melt apparatus for semicontinuous czochralski crystal growth

Abstract

In a single crystal pulling apparatus for providing a Czochralski crystal growth process, the improvement of a shallow melt In a single crystal pulling apparatus for providing a Czochralski crystal growth process, the improvement of a shallow melt crucible (20) to eliminate the necessity supplying a large quantity of feed stock materials that had to be preloaded in a deep crucible to grow a large ingot, comprising a gas tight container a crucible with a deepened periphery (25) to prevent snapping of a shallow melt and reduce turbulent melt convection; source supply means for adding source material to the semiconductor melt; a double barrier (23) to minimize heat transfer between the deepened periphery (25) and the shallow melt in the growth compartment; offset holes (24) in the double barrier (23) to increase melt travel length between the deepened periphery (25) and the shallow growth compartment; and the interface heater/heat sink (22) to control the interface shape and crystal growth rate.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175612
Patent Number(s):
6984263
Application Number:
10/494,482
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-99GO10337
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Wang, Tihu, and Ciszek, Theodore F. Shallow melt apparatus for semicontinuous czochralski crystal growth. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Wang, Tihu, & Ciszek, Theodore F. Shallow melt apparatus for semicontinuous czochralski crystal growth. United States.
Wang, Tihu, and Ciszek, Theodore F. Tue . "Shallow melt apparatus for semicontinuous czochralski crystal growth". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175612.
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