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Polycrystalline silicon capable of yielding long lifetime single crystalline silicon

US4921026A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 1988
Grant dateMay 1, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC30B13/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Polycrystalline silicon rod capable of providing within no more than two floating zoning passes, unicrystalline silicon exhibiting a resistivity of at least 10,000 ohm-cm (donor) and a lifetime of at least about 10,000 milliseconds, exhibits a copper X-ray diffraction pattern having a peak at 26.85.degree..+-.0.25.degree. (2 theta) and has less than 15 ppta boron and less than 20 ppta phosphorus.

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