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Method for growing silicon single crystal and silicon wafer

US7374741B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 9, 2006
Grant dateMay 20, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 9, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC30B15/203
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In this method for growing a silicon single crystal, an ambient gas where a single crystal is grown contains a gas hydrogen-containing substance, and a silicon single crystal is grown at a pull rate to form a dislocation cluster defect occurrence region at least in a portion of a radial cross section of said silicon single crystal and at a pull rate which is slower than that to form an laser scattering tomography defect occurrence region, according to the Czochralski method. This silicon wafer is sampled from a straight body of the silicon single crystal grown using said method for growing a silicon single crystal, and the LPD density of LPD of 0.09 μm or greater in the surface after 10 times of repetitions of the SC-1 cleaning is 0.1/cm2 or less.

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