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Device for producing a single crystal

US5938841A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1996
Grant dateAug 17, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1032
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel device for producing a single crystal by the CZ or MCZ method is provided, which comprising a crucible for containing silicon melt therein, a wire reel and a wire for pulling a single crystal, a motor and a rotation shaft for rotating the crucible, a speed change device being inserted between the motor and the rotation shaft, and, if necessary, a magnetic field generator, by which the magnetic field is applied to the melt. According to the device for producing a single crystal, the rotation accuracy of a crucible can be improved, so that the concentrations of impurities in the pulled single crystal can be highly precisely controlled.

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