JP7825644B2 - 単結晶シリコンインゴットの成長中の石英プレートの使用 - Google Patents
単結晶シリコンインゴットの成長中の石英プレートの使用Info
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- JP7825644B2 JP7825644B2 JP2023575484A JP2023575484A JP7825644B2 JP 7825644 B2 JP7825644 B2 JP 7825644B2 JP 2023575484 A JP2023575484 A JP 2023575484A JP 2023575484 A JP2023575484 A JP 2023575484A JP 7825644 B2 JP7825644 B2 JP 7825644B2
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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
- C30B15/14—Heating of the melt or the crystallised materials
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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
- C30B15/002—Continuous growth
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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
- C30B15/02—Single-crystal growth by pulling from a melt, e.g. Czochralski method adding crystallising materials or reactants forming it in situ to the melt
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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
- C30B15/10—Crucibles or containers for supporting the melt
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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
- C30B15/10—Crucibles or containers for supporting the melt
- C30B15/12—Double crucible methods
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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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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Materials Engineering (AREA)
- Metallurgy (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Crystals, And After-Treatments Of Crystals (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US202163197726P | 2021-06-07 | 2021-06-07 | |
| US63/197,726 | 2021-06-07 | ||
| PCT/EP2022/065434 WO2022258634A1 (en) | 2021-06-07 | 2022-06-07 | Use of quartz plates during growth of single crystal silicon ingots |
Publications (3)
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| JP2024520171A JP2024520171A (ja) | 2024-05-21 |
| JP2024520171A5 JP2024520171A5 (https=) | 2025-06-05 |
| JP7825644B2 true JP7825644B2 (ja) | 2026-03-06 |
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| JP2023575484A Active JP7825644B2 (ja) | 2021-06-07 | 2022-06-07 | 単結晶シリコンインゴットの成長中の石英プレートの使用 |
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US12146236B2 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP4352283B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP7825644B2 (https=) |
| KR (1) | KR20240018581A (https=) |
| CN (1) | CN117616160A (https=) |
| TW (1) | TWI912531B (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2022258634A1 (https=) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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| US12410538B2 (en) | 2021-11-08 | 2025-09-09 | Globalwafers Co., Ltd. | Use of arrays of quartz particles during single crystal silicon ingot production |
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| US20180291524A1 (en) | 2015-05-01 | 2018-10-11 | Corner Star Limited | Methods for producing single crystal ingots doped with volatile dopants |
| JP2020518542A (ja) | 2017-05-04 | 2020-06-25 | コーナー・スター・リミテッドCorner Star Limited | 坩堝およびバリアを含む結晶引上げシステムならびに結晶引上げ方法 |
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| JPS59141578U (ja) | 1983-03-09 | 1984-09-21 | 株式会社日立製作所 | 単結晶引上装置 |
| JPS61146788A (ja) * | 1984-12-20 | 1986-07-04 | Fujitsu Ltd | 単結晶成長法 |
| JPH0825833B2 (ja) * | 1990-04-27 | 1996-03-13 | 東芝セラミックス株式会社 | シリコン単結晶の製造方法 |
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| US20180291524A1 (en) | 2015-05-01 | 2018-10-11 | Corner Star Limited | Methods for producing single crystal ingots doped with volatile dopants |
| JP2020518542A (ja) | 2017-05-04 | 2020-06-25 | コーナー・スター・リミテッドCorner Star Limited | 坩堝およびバリアを含む結晶引上げシステムならびに結晶引上げ方法 |
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