CA1047655A - Manufacture of semiconductor films made from the liquid phase - Google Patents
Manufacture of semiconductor films made from the liquid phaseInfo
- Publication number
- CA1047655A CA1047655A CA245,318A CA245318A CA1047655A CA 1047655 A CA1047655 A CA 1047655A CA 245318 A CA245318 A CA 245318A CA 1047655 A CA1047655 A CA 1047655A
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- CA
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- Prior art keywords
- semiconductor material
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- liquid mass
- liquid
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 title 1
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- 239000007787 solid Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 23
- 238000007711 solidification Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 5
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- XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicon Chemical compound [Si] XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 21
- 229910052710 silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 21
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- 239000000843 powder Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 claims description 3
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- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 description 5
- 229910021420 polycrystalline silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 5
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 description 4
- 229910002804 graphite Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4
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- VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Silicium dioxide Chemical compound O=[Si]=O VYPSYNLAJGMNEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- 229910052732 germanium Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- GNPVGFCGXDBREM-UHFFFAOYSA-N germanium atom Chemical compound [Ge] GNPVGFCGXDBREM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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- KRTSDMXIXPKRQR-AATRIKPKSA-N monocrotophos Chemical compound CNC(=O)\C=C(/C)OP(=O)(OC)OC KRTSDMXIXPKRQR-AATRIKPKSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 229910021421 monocrystalline silicon Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- NJPPVKZQTLUDBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N novaluron Chemical compound C1=C(Cl)C(OC(F)(F)C(OC(F)(F)F)F)=CC=C1NC(=O)NC(=O)C1=C(F)C=CC=C1F NJPPVKZQTLUDBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Classifications
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B29/00—Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape
- C30B29/02—Elements
- C30B29/06—Silicon
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
- C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
- C01B33/00—Silicon; Compounds thereof
- C01B33/02—Silicon
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B13/00—Single-crystal growth by zone-melting; Refining by zone-melting
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B15/00—Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B15/00—Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method
- C30B15/007—Pulling on a substrate
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C30—CRYSTAL GROWTH
- C30B—SINGLE-CRYSTAL GROWTH; UNIDIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION OF EUTECTIC MATERIAL OR UNIDIRECTIONAL DEMIXING OF EUTECTOID MATERIAL; REFINING BY ZONE-MELTING OF MATERIAL; PRODUCTION OF A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS OR HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; AFTER-TREATMENT OF SINGLE CRYSTALS OR A HOMOGENEOUS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH DEFINED STRUCTURE; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C30B29/00—Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape
- C30B29/60—Single crystals or homogeneous polycrystalline material with defined structure characterised by the material or by their shape characterised by shape
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
- H01L31/1804—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof comprising only elements of Group IV of the Periodic Table
- H01L31/182—Special manufacturing methods for polycrystalline Si, e.g. Si ribbon, poly Si ingots, thin films of polycrystalline Si
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
- Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
- Y02E10/546—Polycrystalline silicon PV cells
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
- Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product
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- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Liquid Deposition Of Substances Of Which Semiconductor Devices Are Composed (AREA)
- Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
- Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR7503926A FR2299893A1 (fr) | 1975-02-07 | 1975-02-07 | Procede de fabrication en continu de silicium |
| FR7529556A FR2325403A2 (fr) | 1975-09-26 | 1975-09-26 | Procede de fabrication en continu de silicium polycristallin en bande sur un support solide, dispositif de mise en oeuvre et silicium ainsi obtenu |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1047655A true CA1047655A (en) | 1979-01-30 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA245,318A Expired CA1047655A (en) | 1975-02-07 | 1976-02-09 | Manufacture of semiconductor films made from the liquid phase |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| JP (1) | JPS5339741B2 (de) |
| CA (1) | CA1047655A (de) |
| DE (1) | DE2604351C3 (de) |
| GB (1) | GB1498925A (de) |
| IT (1) | IT1055104B (de) |
Families Citing this family (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2401696A1 (fr) * | 1977-08-31 | 1979-03-30 | Ugine Kuhlmann | Methode de depot de silicium cristallin en films minces sur substrats graphites |
| CA1169336A (en) * | 1980-01-07 | 1984-06-19 | Emanuel M. Sachs | String stabilized ribbon growth method and apparatus |
| DE3231268A1 (de) * | 1982-08-23 | 1984-02-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum asymmetrischen beschichten eines bandfoermigen traegerkoerpers mit silizium fuer die weiterverarbeitung zu solarzellen |
| DE3231326A1 (de) * | 1982-08-23 | 1984-02-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Vorrichtung zum herstellen von grossflaechigen, bandfoermigen siliziumkoerpern fuer solarzellen |
| DE3231267A1 (de) * | 1982-08-23 | 1984-02-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum asymmetrischen beschichten eines bandfoermigen traegerkoerpers mit silizium fuer die weiterverarbeitung zu solarzellen |
| DE3240245A1 (de) * | 1982-10-29 | 1984-05-03 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Vorrichtung zum herstellen von bandfoermigen siliziumkoerpern fuer solarzellen |
| DE3306135A1 (de) * | 1983-02-22 | 1984-08-23 | Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München | Verfahren und vorrichtung zum herstellen von polykirstallinen, grossflaechigen siliziumkristallkoerpern fuer solarzellen |
| WO2010028103A2 (en) * | 2008-09-03 | 2010-03-11 | Evergreen Solar, Inc. | String with refractory metal core for string ribbon crystal growth |
Family Cites Families (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR1343740A (fr) * | 1962-10-12 | 1963-11-22 | Electronique & Physique | Procédé de fabrication de lames de silicium et photodiodes obtenues à partir de ces lames |
| US3335038A (en) * | 1964-03-30 | 1967-08-08 | Ibm | Methods of producing single crystals on polycrystalline substrates and devices using same |
| US3741825A (en) * | 1971-07-08 | 1973-06-26 | Rca Corp | Method of depositing an epitaxial semiconductor layer from the liquidphase |
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1976
- 1976-02-04 IT IT7619901A patent/IT1055104B/it active
- 1976-02-04 GB GB4367/76A patent/GB1498925A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-02-05 DE DE2604351A patent/DE2604351C3/de not_active Expired
- 1976-02-07 JP JP1274976A patent/JPS5339741B2/ja not_active Expired
- 1976-02-09 CA CA245,318A patent/CA1047655A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2604351B2 (de) | 1980-12-11 |
| JPS5339741B2 (de) | 1978-10-23 |
| IT1055104B (it) | 1981-12-21 |
| JPS51104257A (de) | 1976-09-14 |
| DE2604351A1 (de) | 1976-08-19 |
| DE2604351C3 (de) | 1981-08-13 |
| GB1498925A (en) | 1978-01-25 |
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