Method and device for the production of a single crystal
US7011704B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T117/10
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the production of a single crystal has the single crystal crystallizing from a melt and being subjected to a rotation with an alternating rotation direction. The single crystal is periodically rotated through a sequence of rotation angles, and the rotation direction is changed after each rotation through a rotation angle of the sequence, with a change of the rotation direction defining an inversion point on the circumference of the single crystal. There is at least one recurring pattern of inversion points created, in which the inversion points lie distributed on straight lines that are aligned parallel with the z-axis and are spaced apart uniformly from one another.
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