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Apparatus for preparing a single crystal comprising a volatilization chamber and a plurality of crystal pieces fixed by combined fixtures located in a solid connection chamber

US12098478B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 2020
Grant dateSep 24, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC30B33/06
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for preparing a large-size single crystal, which relates to the field of semiconductor material preparation, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preparing a large-size single crystal from a plurality of small-size single crystals by connecting them in solid states. The apparatus includes a hydrocooling furnace, a solid connection chamber hermetically disposed in the hydrocooling furnace, and combined fixtures provided in the solid connection chamber, wherein a plurality of crystal pieces are fixed by the combined fixtures, a top column or a stress block is used for pressing the crystal piece through the combined fixtures, a heating wire surrounding the solid connection chamber is provided in the hydrocooling furnace, a vacuum tube is communicated with the solid connection chamber, and a thermocouple is disposed close to the combined fixtures. The present disclosure is advantageous in that: 1, single crystal pieces with a small size can be connected and prepared into a single crystal with a larger size, 2, in the preparation process, the problems in the conventional single crystal growth process, such as twinning and polycrystallization, can be exclu…

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