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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
C30B13/08—Single-crystal growth by zone-melting; Refining by zone-melting adding crystallising materials or reactants forming it in situ to the molten zone
C30B13/10—Single-crystal growth by zone-melting; Refining by zone-melting adding crystallising materials or reactants forming it in situ to the molten zone with addition of doping materials
Abstract
A rod of semi-conductor material of large diameter and containing a predetermined amount of a dopant is formed by zone-melting two rods of semi-conductor material, one of which is doped, the two bodies being placed side by side. The doped rod may be of smaller diameter and may be placed in a longitudinal slot in the other rod. A monocrystal may be formed using a monocrystalline seed. The semi-conductor material may be silicon or germanium. Silicon may be doped with phosphorus.