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Crystal producing method and apparatus therefor

US6001175A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 4, 1996
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 4, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1004
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus of producing a crystal by using of vapor growth process, wherein: a high-frequency coil or conductor having a coil or conductor surface to generate a plane-like induction electric field is arranged so that at least one gas blowout port is connected to the coil or conductor surface so as to face a solid substrate; and a component element or a chemical compound is continuously precipitated and grown on a surface of the solid substrate at a temperature of not higher than the melting point of the solid substrate while the solid substrate is inductively heated by the high-frequency coil or conductor and a raw gas is supplied onto the surface of the solid substrate through the gas blowout port, to thereby produce a polycrystal or monocrystal thin film.

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