Contoured inner after-heater shield for reducing stress in growing crystalline bodies
Abstract
An apparatus for growing hollow crystalline bodies by the EFG process, comprising an EFG die having a top surface shaped for growing a hollow crystalline body having a cross-sectional configuration in the shape of a polygon having n faces, and a radiation shield adjacent to and surrounded by the top end surface of the die, characterized in that the shield has an inner edge defining a similar polygon with n sides, and the inner edge of the shield is notched so that the spacing between the n faces and the n sides is greatest between the central portions of the n faces and the n sides, whereby the greater spacing at the central portions helps to reduce lateral temperature gradients in the crystalline body that is grown by use of the die.
- Inventors:
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- Wellesley, MA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870608
- Patent Number(s):
- 5558712
- Application Number:
- 08/334,753
- Assignee:
- ASE Americas, Inc. (Billerica, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
- DOE Contract Number:
- NREL-ZM-2-11040-3
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- contoured; inner; after-heater; shield; reducing; stress; growing; crystalline; bodies; apparatus; hollow; efg; process; comprising; die; top; surface; shaped; cross-sectional; configuration; shape; polygon; radiation; adjacent; surrounded; characterized; edge; defining; similar; notched; spacing; central; portions; whereby; helps; reduce; lateral; temperature; gradients; grown; central portions; radiation shield; top surface; temperature gradient; central portion; cross-sectional configuration; temperature gradients; surface shaped; inner edge; crystalline bodies; growing crystalline; hollow crystalline; growing crystal; surface shape; efg process; /117/
Citation Formats
Kalejs, Juris P. Contoured inner after-heater shield for reducing stress in growing crystalline bodies. United States: N. p., 1996.
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@article{osti_870608,
title = {Contoured inner after-heater shield for reducing stress in growing crystalline bodies},
author = {Kalejs, Juris P},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for growing hollow crystalline bodies by the EFG process, comprising an EFG die having a top surface shaped for growing a hollow crystalline body having a cross-sectional configuration in the shape of a polygon having n faces, and a radiation shield adjacent to and surrounded by the top end surface of the die, characterized in that the shield has an inner edge defining a similar polygon with n sides, and the inner edge of the shield is notched so that the spacing between the n faces and the n sides is greatest between the central portions of the n faces and the n sides, whereby the greater spacing at the central portions helps to reduce lateral temperature gradients in the crystalline body that is grown by use of the die.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1996},
month = {9}
}