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Apparatus for pulling single crystal by CZ method

US8002893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 2008
Grant dateAug 23, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T117/1088
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a Czochralski (CZ) single crystal puller equipped with a cooler and a thermal insulation member, which are to be disposed in a CZ furnace, smooth recharge and additional charge of material are made possible. Further, elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck method can be performed smoothly. To these ends, there is provided a CZ single crystal puller, wherein a cooler and a thermal insulation member are immediately moved upward away from a melt surface during recharge or additional charge of material or during elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck method.

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