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Apparatus for producing a monocrystal

US4666681A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 1984
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1092
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

According to the invention, an apparatus for producing a monocrystal comprises at least one thermally conductive crucible for receiving the material, a thermally conductive holder having a part able to receive each crucible and extended by a projection, a heater for heating the thermally conductive holder and each crucible containing the material, a drive for the relative displacement of the thermally conductive holder and each crucible containing the material with respect to the said heater and a crystalizer able to bring about the crystallization of one end of the material melted in the heater, once said end has been extracted therefrom, and wherein the projection is positioned so as to check the temperature gradient undergone by the material during the relative displacement.

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