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Method for pulling silicon single crystal

US8652254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 2008
Grant dateFeb 18, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC30B15/22
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention is a method for pulling a silicon single crystal, which is a Czochralski method for growing the silicon single crystal by contacting a seed crystal with a melt and by pulling up, including the steps of: contacting the seed crystal with the melt; forming a necking portion under the seed crystal; and forming the silicon single crystal under the necking portion by increasing a diameter, wherein a pulling rate during forming the necking portion is 2 mm/min or less, and the silicon single crystal with the increased diameter is a boron-doped silicon single crystal having a resistivity of 1.5 mΩ·cm or less at a shoulder portion. Therefore, there can be provided a method of pulling a silicon single crystal without generating defects such as scratches at a wafer surface in the case of processing a boron-doped silicon single crystal ingot with a low resistivity produced by CZ method into a wafer.

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