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Formation of single-crystal silicon carbide

US7655091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2003
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 14, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1008
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns a device (10) for forming in single-crystal state a compound body with incongruent evaporation, capable of being in monocrystalline or polycrystalline form, comprising at least one first chamber (20) containing a substrate (42) whereat is formed a polycrystalline source of said body and a monocrystalline germ (46) of said body; a second chamber (14), said substrate being arranged between the two chambers; means for input (36) of gaseous precursors of said body into the second chamber capable of bringing about deposition of said body in polycrystalline form on the substrate; and heating means (26) for maintaining the substrate at a temperature higher than the temperature of the germ so as to bring about sublimation of the polycrystalline source and the deposition on the germ of said body in monocrystalline form.

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