CN115404538B - Device capable of realizing continuous growth of crystals - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a device capable of realizing continuous crystal growth, which comprises a furnace body, a crucible translation mechanism, a crucible lifting and rotating mechanism, a crystal lifting and rotating mechanism and a crucible; the furnace body is installed at the support top, and preheating zone heat-generating body, first gate baffle mechanism, growth district heat-generating body, second gate baffle mechanism, back heat preservation district heat-generating body are placed in proper order to the furnace body inside from bottom to top, and crystal lifting rotary mechanism installs at the furnace body top, and crucible translation mechanism installs on the support bottom crossbeam, and two sets at least crucible lifting rotary mechanism install on crucible translation mechanism's removal connecting plate, and the crucible is placed on crucible lifting rotary mechanism's crucible holds in the palm. The invention can alternately provide the melt required by crystal growth through the two crucible lifting rotating mechanisms under the condition of not changing the temperature field structure and the crucible size, realize continuous crystal growth, obtain large-size crystals, and simultaneously reduce the influence on the crystal quality caused by the change of the melt components.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to a crystal material, in particular to a device capable of realizing continuous growth of crystals, and belongs to the technical field of crystal growth.
Background
The crystal material has more growth methods, and the Czochralski method is one of the common methods: the raw materials in the crucible are melted after induction heating or resistance heating to a certain temperature, when a seed crystal connected with the lower end of a seed rod descends to a solid-liquid interface, the seed crystal can form supercooled gradient due to contact with a melt, the melt near the solid-liquid interface crystallizes along the seed crystal, and crystals with a certain size grow gradually along with the upward lifting of the seed rod. During this process, the melt may gradually decrease due to crystallization until the melt is unable to continue crystal growth. The final size of the crystal depends on how much of the material is in the crucible, which ultimately depends on the size of the crucible.
Another crystal growth method, liquid phase epitaxy: the epitaxial material is heated and then dissolved in the solution, the substrate connected with the lower end of the seed rod is lowered to be soaked in the solution, and under the gradient effect of a temperature field, solid phase substances are separated out of the solution and deposited on the substrate, so that a monocrystalline film layer with the required thickness is grown. During epitaxy, the epitaxial material may gradually decrease in composition ratio until crystallization is disabled. Thus, the thickness of the grown film layer depends on how much of the epitaxial material is, while how much of the material is still dependent on the size of the crucible.
In the field of crystal growth, a crucible is usually made of rare noble metals such as iridium, platinum and the like, and the manufacturing and using cost of a large crucible is high; and after the crucible is enlarged, the temperature field is also increased, which may cause the temperature field gradient which is stabilized to become unstable and even unsuitable for crystal growth. Therefore, how to improve the use efficiency of the crucible, reduce the growth cost, and grow large-size crystals by using a small crucible becomes an important direction of research of the professional technicians.
Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects existing in the prior art, the invention aims to provide a device capable of realizing continuous growth of crystals, which can break through the limit of a single crucible for holding raw materials and realize continuous growth of crystals, thereby obtaining the size of crystals exceeding the size of the crucible for holding the raw materials and reducing the influence caused by the change of melt components.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
the device capable of realizing continuous growth of crystals comprises a furnace body and a crucible, wherein the top of the furnace body is covered by a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a crystal lifting and rotating mechanism, and a seed rod of the crystal lifting and rotating mechanism enters and exits the furnace body through a communication port in the center of the cover plate; the method is characterized in that: the furnace body is arranged at the top of the bracket and supported by the bracket, a cross beam is arranged at the bottom of the bracket, a crucible translation mechanism is arranged on the cross beam, at least two sets of crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms are arranged on the crucible translation mechanism, the number of the crucibles corresponds to that of the crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms one by one and is arranged at the upper end of each set of crucible lifting and rotating mechanism, and the crucibles can translate left and right, lift up and down and rotate under the drive of the crucible translation mechanism and the corresponding crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms; a preheating zone heating element, a first gate baffle mechanism, a growth zone heating element, a second gate baffle mechanism and a rear heat preservation zone heating element are sequentially arranged in the furnace body from bottom to top, the centers of the preheating zone heating element, the growth zone heating element and the rear heat preservation zone heating element are cavities, and the cavities are used for a crucible and/or a seed rod to stay or pass up and down; a crucible inlet and outlet channel is arranged in the center of the bottom plate of the furnace body, and the center of the crucible inlet and outlet channel, the center of each heating body cavity, the center of the cover plate communication port and the seed crystal rod are positioned on the same vertical line; the first gate baffle mechanism is horizontally arranged and separates the preheating zone heating element from the growth zone heating element, and the second gate baffle mechanism is horizontally arranged and separates the growth zone heating element from the rear heat preservation zone heating element; when the first gate baffle mechanism and the second gate baffle mechanism are closed, a closed hole which is only matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod and is used for the crucible and/or the seed rod to pass through vertically is formed in the center.
Preferably, the first gate baffle mechanism and the second gate baffle mechanism comprise supporting flat plates, gate baffles, connecting rods and driving components, wherein the supporting flat plates of the first gate baffle mechanism are placed on the upper surface of the heating body in the preheating zone, the supporting flat plates of the second gate baffle mechanism are placed on the upper surface of the heating body in the growing zone, vertical through holes are formed in the centers of the supporting flat plates, horizontal sliding grooves are respectively formed in two sides of the through holes on the upper surfaces of the supporting flat plates, the two gate baffles are respectively positioned in the sliding grooves on two sides, notches are formed in opposite ends of the two gate baffles, opposite ends of each gate baffle are respectively connected with the driving components through the connecting rods, and the driving components are arranged on the wall of the furnace body; under the drive of the driving part, the two gate baffles can move in opposite directions or back to back through the sliding grooves, and when the two gate baffles move in opposite directions, the two notches can be folded to form the closed holes matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod for the upper and lower passing of the crucible and/or the seed rod.
The notch is a semicircular notch, and the two notches are folded to form a round hole.
The furnace body is a sandwich structure formed by inner and outer walls, circulating cooling water is arranged in the sandwich structure, and a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet are arranged on the outer walls.
The crucible translation mechanism comprises a horizontal mounting substrate, a translation sliding block, a movable connecting plate, a translation screw rod and a translation screw rod driving motor, wherein the mounting substrate is fixed on a beam at the bottom of the bracket, the translation sliding block is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting substrate through a sliding rail, and the movable connecting plate is fixed on the translation sliding block; a horizontal threaded hole is formed in the translation sliding block, the translation screw rod is in threaded connection with the translation sliding block through the threaded hole, and two ends of the translation screw rod are mounted on the mounting substrate through a bearing and a bearing seat; one end of the translation screw rod penetrates out of the bearing seat to be connected with the translation screw rod driving motor, and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism is arranged on the movable connecting plate; under the drive of a translation screw rod driving motor, the translation sliding block can reciprocate along a sliding rail on the mounting substrate, and then the movable connecting plate and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism on the movable connecting plate are driven to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.
The crucible lifting rotating mechanism comprises a vertical supporting vertical plate, a lifting sliding block, a lifting screw rod driving motor, a crucible rotating motor supporting plate, a crucible rotating motor, a crucible supporting rod and a crucible support, wherein the lifting sliding block is arranged on the vertical surface of the supporting vertical plate through a sliding rail; the lifting sliding block is provided with a vertical threaded hole, the lifting screw rod is in threaded connection with the lifting sliding block through the threaded hole, and two ends of the lifting screw rod are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the supporting vertical plate through the bearing and the bearing seat; the lower end of the supporting vertical plate is fixedly connected with a movable connecting plate of the crucible translation mechanism; the upper end of the lifting screw rod penetrates through the bearing seat to be connected with a lifting screw rod driving motor; the crucible rotating motor support plate is fixed on the lifting slide block, the crucible rotating motor is installed on the crucible rotating motor support plate, the lower end of the crucible support rod is connected with the output shaft of the crucible rotating motor, the crucible support is installed at the upper end of the crucible support rod, and the crucible is positioned on the upper surface of the crucible support; under the drive of a lifting screw rod driving motor, the lifting sliding block can reciprocate along a sliding rail on the supporting vertical plate, so that the crucible rotating motor supporting plate and the crucible rotating motor, the crucible supporting rod, the crucible support and the crucible on the crucible rotating motor supporting plate are driven to move up and down; the crucible rotating motor can drive the crucible to horizontally rotate through the crucible supporting rod and the crucible support.
The upper surface of the crucible support is provided with a pit which is matched with the bottom shape of the crucible, and the crucible is placed in the pit and limited by the pit.
The support is a rectangular frame structure formed by welding square steel or splicing aluminum profiles, the four corners of the bottom are respectively provided with height-adjustable feet, and the top is provided with a threaded interface for installing the furnace body.
The preheating zone heating element, the growth zone heating element and the rear heat preservation zone heating element are composed of a hollow columnar matrix and heating elements arranged on the hollow inner surface of the matrix; the hollow region of the base body constitutes the cavity.
The matrix material is a low heat conduction material; the heating element is a resistance wire.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention adopts at least two sets of crucibles and crucible lifting rotating mechanisms to alternately provide melt raw materials required by crystal growth, realizes continuous growth of crystals, grows large-size (longer length or thicker thickness) crystals which can be realized only by a large crucible and a large temperature field in the prior art by using a small crucible and a small temperature field, improves the utilization rate of the crucible and the temperature field, and reduces the growth cost of the crystals.
2. According to the invention, by arranging the upper and lower layers of gate baffle mechanisms, the heating areas are mutually isolated, the temperature field structure and the crucible size are not changed, and the temperature field gradient is maintained to be stable and unchanged.
3. The invention can ensure small component change of the melt through alternate melt growth, and reduce the influence of the raw material proportion change on the crystal quality.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device for realizing continuous crystal growth according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a crystal pulling and rotating mechanism in the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a crucible translation mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a crucible lifting and rotating mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a gate baffle mechanism according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of alternate feeds for use with the crystal growth apparatus of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a furnace body; 2. a bracket; 3. a crystal pulling and rotating mechanism; 4. a crucible translation mechanism; 5. a first crucible lifting and rotating mechanism; 6. a second crucible lifting and rotating mechanism; 7. a first crucible; 8. a second crucible; 9. a first gate baffle mechanism; 10. a second gate baffle mechanism; 11. a preheating zone heating element; 12. a growth zone heating element; 13. a rear heat-preserving region heating element;
31. a crystal pulling mechanism body; 32. a crystal rotating electric machine support plate; 33. a crystal rotating electric machine; 34. seed rods;
41. a mounting substrate; 42. moving the connecting plate; 43. a translation slider; 44. translating the screw rod;
51. a supporting vertical plate; 52. a crucible rotating motor support plate; 53. a crucible rotating motor; 54. a crucible support rod; 55. a crucible support; 56. a lifting slide block; 57. lifting a screw rod; 58. a lifting screw driving motor;
91. a support plate; 92. a gate baffle; 93. a connecting rod; 94. a driving part; 95. a via hole; 96. and (5) a notch.
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As shown in figure 1, the device capable of realizing continuous crystal growth comprises a furnace body 1 and a crucible 7 (8), wherein the top of the furnace body 1 is covered by a cover plate, a crystal lifting and rotating mechanism 3 is arranged on the cover plate, and a seed rod 34 of the crystal lifting and rotating mechanism 3 enters and exits the furnace body 1 through a communication port in the center of the cover plate. The furnace body 1 is arranged at the top of the support 2 and supported by the support 2, a cross beam is arranged at the bottom of the support 2, a crucible translation mechanism 4 is arranged on the cross beam, at least two sets of crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms 5 (6) are arranged on the crucible translation mechanism 4, the number of the crucibles corresponds to that of the crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms one by one and is arranged at the upper end of each set of crucible lifting and rotating mechanism, and the crucibles can translate left and right, lift up and down and rotate under the driving of the crucible translation mechanism 4 and the corresponding crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms 5 (6). A preheating zone heating element 11, a first gate baffle mechanism 9, a growing zone heating element 12, a second gate baffle mechanism 10 and a rear heat preservation zone heating element 13 are sequentially arranged in the furnace body 1 from bottom to top, the centers of the preheating zone heating element 11, the growing zone heating element 12 and the rear heat preservation zone heating element 13 are cavities, and the cavities are used for a crucible and/or a seed rod to stay or pass up and down; a crucible inlet and outlet channel is arranged in the center of the bottom plate of the furnace body 1, and the center of the crucible inlet and outlet channel, the center of each heating body cavity, the center of the cover plate communication port and the seed crystal rod are positioned on the same vertical line; the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is horizontally arranged and separates the preheating zone heating element 11 from the growth zone heating element 12, and the second gate baffle mechanism 10 is horizontally arranged and separates the growth zone heating element 12 from the rear heat-preserving zone heating element 13; when the first gate baffle mechanism 9 and the second gate baffle mechanism 10 are closed, a closed hole which is matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod only is formed in the center and is used for passing through the crucible and/or the seed rod up and down.
The invention adopts at least two sets of crucibles and crucible lifting rotating mechanisms to alternately provide melt raw materials required by crystal growth, when one set of crucible raw materials is almost consumed in the growth process, the crucible raw materials are returned, the raw materials (which are melted in advance) in the other set of crucible raw materials can be immediately fed in a repairing way to grow next, after the raw materials of the crucible returned before are fed in a preheating area, the raw materials enter a preheating area to preheat the melt, and are prepared in a repairing way, continuous growth of the crystal is realized through repeated alternate feeding, and the large-size (longer length or thicker thickness) crystal which can be realized by a large crucible and a large temperature field in the prior art can be grown by using a small crucible and a small temperature field, thereby improving the utilization rate of the crucible and the temperature field and reducing the growth cost of the crystal.
The invention can ensure small component change of the melt through alternate melt growth, and reduce the influence of the raw material proportion change on the crystal quality.
According to the invention, by arranging the upper and lower layers of gate baffle mechanisms, the heating areas are mutually isolated, the temperature field structure and the crucible size are not changed, and the temperature field gradient is maintained to be stable and unchanged.
Two sets of crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms are shown, namely a first crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5 and a second crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 6, and the corresponding crucibles are a first crucible 7 and a second crucible 8. The three or more crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms have similar working principles, and are used for alternately feeding, melting and growing so as to ensure that the growth of the seed rods is continuous as much as possible.
Referring to fig. 3, the crucible translation mechanism includes a horizontal mounting substrate 41, a translation slider 43, a movement connection plate 42, a translation screw 44, and a translation screw driving motor (the translation screw driving motor is not shown in the drawing), the mounting substrate 41 is fixed on a beam at the bottom of the bracket, the translation slider 43 is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 41 through a sliding rail, and the movement connection plate 42 is fixed on the translation slider 43. A horizontal threaded hole is formed in the translation sliding block 43, a translation screw rod 44 is in threaded connection with the translation sliding block 43 through the threaded hole, and two ends of the translation screw rod 44 are mounted on the mounting substrate 41 through bearings and bearing seats. One end of the translation screw rod penetrates through the bearing seat to be connected with the translation screw rod driving motor, and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5 (6) is arranged on the movable connecting plate 42; under the drive of the translation screw driving motor, the translation sliding block 43 (corresponding to a screw nut) can reciprocate along the sliding rail on the mounting substrate 41, so as to drive the movable connecting plate 42 and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5 (6) thereon to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.
Preferably, the furnace body 1 is made of stainless steel, and can be designed into a sandwich structure formed by inner and outer walls, circulating cooling water is arranged in the sandwich structure, a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet are arranged on the outer walls, and the cooling water flows back and forth in the sandwich through a pressure pump. The coil water cooling structure can be directly arranged on the periphery of the furnace body without adopting a sandwich structure. The water cooling structure aims to maintain the temperature of the furnace body in a proper range, and is beneficial to forming a temperature field structure required by crystal growth in the furnace body.
Preferably, the support 2 is a rectangular frame structure formed by welding square steel or splicing aluminum profiles, the four corners of the bottom are respectively provided with height-adjustable feet, and the top is provided with a threaded interface for installing a furnace body.
Simultaneously referring to fig. 4, the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism comprises a vertical supporting vertical plate 51, a lifting sliding block 56, a lifting screw rod 57, a lifting screw rod driving motor 58, a crucible rotating motor supporting plate 52, a crucible rotating motor 53, a crucible supporting rod 54 and a crucible support 55, wherein the lifting sliding block 56 is arranged on the vertical surface of the supporting vertical plate 51 through a sliding rail; a vertical threaded hole is formed in the lifting sliding block, a lifting screw rod 57 is in threaded connection with the lifting sliding block 56 through the threaded hole, and two ends of the lifting screw rod 57 are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the supporting vertical plate 51 through bearings and bearing seats; the lower end of the supporting vertical plate is fixedly connected with a movable connecting plate of the crucible translation mechanism; the upper end of the lifting screw rod 57 penetrates through the bearing seat to be connected with a lifting screw rod driving motor 58; the crucible rotating motor support plate 52 is fixed on the lifting slide block 56, the crucible rotating motor 53 is arranged on the crucible rotating motor support plate 52, the lower end of the crucible support rod 54 is connected with the output shaft of the crucible rotating motor 53, the crucible support 55 is arranged at the upper end of the crucible support rod 54, and the crucible is positioned on the upper surface of the crucible support; under the drive of a lifting screw driving motor 58, the lifting sliding block 56 can reciprocate along a sliding rail on the supporting vertical plate 51, so as to drive the crucible rotating motor supporting plate 52 and the crucible rotating motor 53, the crucible supporting rod 55, the crucible support 55 and the crucible on the crucible rotating motor supporting plate 52 to move up and down; the crucible rotating motor 53 can drive the crucible to horizontally rotate through the crucible supporting rod 55 and the crucible support 55. The first crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5 and the second crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 6 are installed on a movable connecting plate 42 of the crucible translation mechanism 4, the first crucible 7 is placed on a crucible support 55 of the first crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5, and the second crucible 8 is placed on a crucible support of the second crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 6. Through crucible elevating system, can realize the reciprocal motion of crucible in the vertical direction, can realize the even stirring of pot interior fuse-element through crucible rotating electrical machines simultaneously.
Further, the crucible support rod 54 is made of alumina ceramics or other materials capable of resisting high temperature, and has a solid or hollow structure, and has a certain strength and can rotate at a high speed.
Further, the upper surface of the crucible support 55 has a recess conforming to the shape of the bottom of the crucible, and the crucible is placed in the recess and is restrained by the recess. The lower end of the crucible support 55 is matched with the upper end of the supporting rod 54, the crucible support 55 is made of alumina ceramics or other materials capable of resisting high temperature, has a solid or hollow structure, has certain strength and can rotate at a high speed.
Preferably, the first crucible 7 and the second crucible 8 are hollow thin-wall U-shaped structures, and are made of iridium or platinum and other high-temperature-resistant rare noble metal materials and used for a melt container.
Preferably, the crystal pulling and rotating mechanism 3 is installed on the upper surface of the furnace body 1, the seed rod 34 is concentric with the central communication port of the upper cover plate of the furnace body 1, the seed rod 34 can realize the reciprocating motion in the vertical direction through the crystal pulling and rotating mechanism 31, and the rotary motion is realized through the crystal rotating motor 33. The crystal rotating motor 33 is installed downward on the crystal rotating motor support plate 32, and the crystal rotating motor support plate 32 is fixed to a lifting block which can be lifted by a screw. Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a crystal pulling rotation mechanism. The crystal lifting rotating mechanism is similar to the crucible lifting rotating mechanism in component composition and working principle, lifting is realized through a screw rod, and a rotating function is realized through a rotating motor.
Further, the seed rod 34 is made of alumina ceramic or other high temperature resistant materials, is solid or hollow, has a certain strength, and can rotate at a high speed to hold the seed crystal or grown crystal.
Simultaneously, referring to fig. 5, the first gate baffle mechanism 9 includes a supporting plate 91, gate baffles 92, a connecting rod 93 and a driving component 94, the supporting plate 91 of the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is placed on the upper surface of the heating body 11 in the preheating zone, a vertical through hole 95 is arranged in the center of the supporting plate 91, horizontal sliding grooves are respectively arranged on two sides of the through hole on the upper surface of the supporting plate 91, the gate baffles 92 are respectively arranged in the left sliding groove and the right sliding groove, notches 96 are respectively arranged at opposite ends of the two gate baffles 92, the opposite ends of each gate baffle 92 are respectively connected with the driving component 94 through the connecting rod 93, and the driving component is installed on the wall of the furnace body; the two gate baffles 92 can move in opposite directions or back to back through the sliding grooves under the drive of the driving part 94, and the two notches can be closed to form the closed holes matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod for the crucible and/or the seed rod to pass through up and down during the opposite directions.
The second shutter mechanism 10 and the first shutter mechanism 9 are identical in structure and are not described in detail herein. The supporting flat plate of the second gate baffle mechanism is arranged on the upper surface of the heating body of the growing area.
Preferably, the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is disposed between the preheating zone heating element 11 and the growth zone heating element 12, and the gate baffle 92 is opened during the process of feeding and discharging the crucible into and from the growth zone heating element 12, and the gate baffle 92 is closed during the crystal growth process, so as to ensure the stability of the temperature field gradient.
Preferably, the second gate baffle mechanism 10 is disposed between the growth zone heating element 12 and the rear heat-preserving zone heating element 13, and the gate baffle is opened during the process of the seed crystal entering or crystal pulling out of the growth zone heating element 12, and is closed during the crystal growth process, so as to ensure the stability of the temperature field gradient.
Further, the supporting plate 91 is of a concave design formed by a chute, and is made of alumina ceramics or other high-temperature resistant materials, and the chute is matched with the gate baffle in size, so that the gate baffle can slide smoothly in the chute.
Further, the size of the gate baffle 92 is consistent with the size of the sliding groove of the supporting flat plate, one side of the gate baffle is connected with the connecting rod 93, the center of the other side of the gate baffle is provided with a semicircular notch 96, the two notches are folded to form a circular hole, and the radius size of the circular hole is slightly larger than that of the seed rod or the crucible supporting rod.
Further, the driving member 94 may be a cylinder, or an electric push rod, or other member capable of sliding the shutter plate left and right.
Specifically, the preheating zone heating element 11, the growth zone heating element 12 and the rear heat preservation zone heating element 13 are all composed of a hollow columnar matrix and heating elements arranged on the hollow inner surface of the matrix; the hollow region of the base body constitutes the cavity. The matrix material is a low heat conduction material; the heating element is a resistance wire.
The preheating zone heating body 11 is arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate of the furnace body 1, the matrix material is a material with low heat conduction performance such as zirconia, glass fiber and the like, and the shape is usually a hollow columnar shape or other customized shapes; heating elements such as resistance wires are embedded in the inner wall of the matrix; the heating body is heated to a temperature slightly higher than the melting point of the raw materials in the pot, so that the melting of the raw materials can be realized, and preparation is made for continuous growth of crystals.
The heating body 12 of the growing area is arranged on the upper surface of the first gate baffle mechanism 9, the matrix material is zirconia, glass fiber and other materials with low heat conduction performance, the shape is usually hollow columnar, and the heating body can also be in other customized shapes, and the size is designed according to the temperature field gradient requirement; heating elements such as resistance wires are embedded in the inner wall of the matrix; the heating element is heated to the set temperature and forms a stable temperature gradient which is suitable for the growth of crystals together with the heating element 13 of the rear heat preservation area.
The heating element 13 of the rear heat-preserving area is arranged on the upper surface of the second gate baffle mechanism 10, the matrix material is zirconia, glass fiber and other materials with low heat-conducting property, the shape is usually hollow columnar, and the shape can also be other customized shapes, and the size is designed according to the temperature field gradient requirement; heating elements such as resistance wires are embedded in the inner wall of the matrix; the heating element is raised to the set temperature and forms a stable temperature gradient with the heating element 12 in the growth zone, which is suitable for the growth of crystals.
In one embodiment, using the example of the growth by the pulling method, the steps are performed as follows, referring to fig. 6 at the same time:
1. the first crucible 7 and the second crucible 8 are lowered to the lowest position and filled with raw materials (left in fig. 6), and then the two crucibles are raised to the middle position inside the heating element 11 in the preheating zone (right in fig. 6);
2. raising the seed rod 34 to the highest position, installing seed crystals, and then lowering the seed rods to the middle position inside the heating body 13 of the rear heat preservation zone;
3. closing the first shutter mechanism 9 and the second shutter mechanism 10;
4. heating and raising the temperature, namely, a preheating zone heating body 11, a growth zone heating body 12 and a rear heat preservation zone heating body 13 are respectively raised to preset temperature values, so that raw materials in a crucible are ensured to be completely melted in the preheating zone, and a stable temperature gradient suitable for crystal growth is formed between the growth zone and the rear heat preservation zone; in the heating process, the crucible is in a rotating state, and the seed rod is in a rotating state;
5. the first crucible 7 is moved to the center position by the crucible translation mechanism 4, then the first shutter mechanism 9 is opened, and the first crucible 7 is lifted to the growth zone setting position by the first crucible lifting rotation mechanism 5, and the first shutter mechanism 9 is closed (left in fig. 6);
6. opening the second gate baffle mechanism 10, descending the seed crystal to the solid-liquid interface of the melt, closing the second gate baffle mechanism 10, seeding and starting growth (left in fig. 6);
7. suspending crystal growth when the melt in the first crucible 7 is insufficient to continue crystal growth or a large change in composition in the melt occurs, opening the first shutter mechanism 9, lowering the first crucible 7 to the lowest position (right in fig. 6), and closing the first shutter mechanism 9;
8. the second crucible 8 is moved to the central position (left in fig. 6) by the crucible translation mechanism 4, then the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is opened, the second crucible 8 is lifted to the set position of the growing area by the second crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 6, the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is closed (right in fig. 6), and the crystal continues to grow;
9. supplementing raw materials into the first crucible 7, then lifting the first crucible 7 to the middle position (the right side below in fig. 6) in the heating body 11 of the preheating zone through the first crucible lifting rotating mechanism 5, melting the raw materials in the pot, and driving the crucible to rotate through a crucible rotating motor so as to uniformly stir the melt in the pot;
10. suspending crystal growth when the melt in the second crucible 8 is insufficient to continue crystal growth or a large change in composition occurs in the melt, opening the first shutter mechanism 9, lowering the second crucible 8 to the lowest position, and closing the first shutter mechanism 9;
11. the first crucible 7 is moved to the central position by the crucible translation mechanism 4, then the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is opened, the first crucible 7 is lifted to the set position of the growing area by the first crucible lifting and rotating mechanism 5, the first gate baffle mechanism 9 is closed, and the crystal continues to grow;
12. supplementing raw materials into the second crucible 8, then lifting the second crucible 8 to the middle position inside the heating body 11 of the preheating zone (as shown in figure 6) through the second crucible lifting rotating mechanism 6, melting the raw materials in the pot, and driving the crucible to rotate through a crucible rotating motor so as to uniformly stir the melt in the pot;
13. repeating the steps 7-12 as required until the target crystal grows; ending the growth;
14. pulling the crystal out of the crucible, and setting a cooling program according to the process requirement;
15. opening the first shutter mechanism 9 to lower the first crucible 7 and the second crucible 8 to the lowest position; the second shutter mechanism 10 is opened to raise the seed rod 34 to the highest position and remove the crystal.
The invention adopts at least two sets of crucibles and crucible lifting rotating mechanisms to alternately provide melt raw materials required by crystal growth, thereby realizing continuous growth of crystals, increasing the size of the crystals and reducing the influence of the change of the melt component proportion on the growth and quality of the crystals. The invention realizes continuous growth of crystals through the small crucible, reduces the use cost of the crucible, increases the crystal size, improves the crystal growth efficiency, and has good economic benefit.
The above examples of the present invention are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations and modifications of the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. Not all embodiments are exhaustive. Obvious changes and modifications which are extended by the technical proposal of the invention are still within the protection scope of the invention.
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1. The device capable of realizing continuous growth of crystals comprises a furnace body and a crucible, wherein the top of the furnace body is covered by a cover plate, the cover plate is provided with a crystal lifting and rotating mechanism, and a seed rod of the crystal lifting and rotating mechanism enters and exits the furnace body through a communication port in the center of the cover plate; the method is characterized in that: the furnace body is arranged at the top of the bracket and supported by the bracket, a cross beam is arranged at the bottom of the bracket, a crucible translation mechanism is arranged on the cross beam, at least two sets of crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms are arranged on the crucible translation mechanism, the number of the crucibles corresponds to that of the crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms one by one and is arranged at the upper end of each set of crucible lifting and rotating mechanism, and the crucibles can translate left and right, lift up and down and rotate under the drive of the crucible translation mechanism and the corresponding crucible lifting and rotating mechanisms; a preheating zone heating element, a first gate baffle mechanism, a growth zone heating element, a second gate baffle mechanism and a rear heat preservation zone heating element are sequentially arranged in the furnace body from bottom to top, the centers of the preheating zone heating element, the growth zone heating element and the rear heat preservation zone heating element are cavities, and the cavities are used for a crucible and/or a seed rod to stay or pass up and down; a crucible inlet and outlet channel is arranged in the center of the bottom plate of the furnace body, and the center of the crucible inlet and outlet channel, the center of each heating body cavity, the center of the cover plate communication port and the seed crystal rod are positioned on the same vertical line; the first gate baffle mechanism is horizontally arranged and separates the preheating zone heating element from the growth zone heating element, and the second gate baffle mechanism is horizontally arranged and separates the growth zone heating element from the rear heat preservation zone heating element; when the first gate baffle mechanism and the second gate baffle mechanism are closed, a closed hole which is only matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod and is used for the crucible and/or the seed rod to pass through vertically is formed in the center.
2. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the first gate baffle mechanism and the second gate baffle mechanism comprise supporting flat plates, gate baffles, connecting rods and driving components, the supporting flat plates of the first gate baffle mechanism are placed on the upper surface of the heating body in the preheating zone, the supporting flat plates of the second gate baffle mechanism are placed on the upper surface of the heating body in the growing zone, vertical through holes are formed in the centers of the supporting flat plates, horizontal sliding grooves are respectively formed in the two sides of the through holes on the upper surfaces of the supporting flat plates, the two gate baffles are respectively located in the sliding grooves on the two sides, gaps are formed in the opposite ends of the two gate baffles, the back ends of each gate baffle are respectively connected with the driving components through the connecting rods, and the driving components are mounted on the wall of the furnace body; under the drive of the driving part, the two gate baffles can move in opposite directions or back to back through the sliding grooves, and when the two gate baffles move in opposite directions, the two notches can be folded to form the closed holes matched with the crucible and/or the seed rod for the upper and lower passing of the crucible and/or the seed rod.
3. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 2, wherein: the notch is a semicircular notch, and the two notches are folded to form a round hole.
4. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the furnace body is a sandwich structure formed by inner and outer walls, circulating cooling water is arranged in the sandwich structure, and a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet are arranged on the outer walls.
5. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the crucible translation mechanism comprises a horizontal mounting substrate, a translation sliding block, a movable connecting plate, a translation screw rod and a translation screw rod driving motor, wherein the mounting substrate is fixed on a beam at the bottom of the bracket, the translation sliding block is arranged on the upper surface of the mounting substrate through a sliding rail, and the movable connecting plate is fixed on the translation sliding block; a horizontal threaded hole is formed in the translation sliding block, the translation screw rod is in threaded connection with the translation sliding block through the threaded hole, and two ends of the translation screw rod are mounted on the mounting substrate through a bearing and a bearing seat; one end of the translation screw rod penetrates out of the bearing seat to be connected with the translation screw rod driving motor, and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism is arranged on the movable connecting plate; under the drive of a translation screw rod driving motor, the translation sliding block can reciprocate along a sliding rail on the mounting substrate, and then the movable connecting plate and the crucible lifting and rotating mechanism on the movable connecting plate are driven to reciprocate in the horizontal direction.
6. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the crucible lifting rotating mechanism comprises a vertical supporting vertical plate, a lifting sliding block, a lifting screw rod driving motor, a crucible rotating motor supporting plate, a crucible rotating motor, a crucible supporting rod and a crucible support, wherein the lifting sliding block is arranged on the vertical surface of the supporting vertical plate through a sliding rail; the lifting sliding block is provided with a vertical threaded hole, the lifting screw rod is in threaded connection with the lifting sliding block through the threaded hole, and two ends of the lifting screw rod are arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the supporting vertical plate through the bearing and the bearing seat; the lower end of the supporting vertical plate is fixedly connected with a movable connecting plate of the crucible translation mechanism; the upper end of the lifting screw rod penetrates through the bearing seat to be connected with a lifting screw rod driving motor; the crucible rotating motor support plate is fixed on the lifting slide block, the crucible rotating motor is installed on the crucible rotating motor support plate, the lower end of the crucible support rod is connected with the output shaft of the crucible rotating motor, the crucible support is installed at the upper end of the crucible support rod, and the crucible is positioned on the upper surface of the crucible support; under the drive of a lifting screw rod driving motor, the lifting sliding block can reciprocate along a sliding rail on the supporting vertical plate, so that the crucible rotating motor supporting plate and the crucible rotating motor, the crucible supporting rod, the crucible support and the crucible on the crucible rotating motor supporting plate are driven to move up and down; the crucible rotating motor can drive the crucible to horizontally rotate through the crucible supporting rod and the crucible support.
7. An apparatus for enabling continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 6, wherein: the upper surface of the crucible support is provided with a pit which is matched with the bottom shape of the crucible, and the crucible is placed in the pit and limited by the pit.
8. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the support is a rectangular frame structure formed by welding square steel or splicing aluminum profiles, the four corners of the bottom are respectively provided with height-adjustable feet, and the top is provided with a threaded interface for installing the furnace body.
9. A device for realizing continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the preheating zone heating element, the growth zone heating element and the rear heat preservation zone heating element are composed of a hollow columnar matrix and heating elements arranged on the hollow inner surface of the matrix; the hollow region of the base body constitutes the cavity.
10. An apparatus for enabling continuous growth of crystals as set forth in claim 9, wherein: the matrix material is a low heat conduction material; the heating element is a resistance wire.
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