TW201033412A - Methods and pulling assemblies for pulling a multicrystalline silicon ingot from a silicon melt - Google Patents

Methods and pulling assemblies for pulling a multicrystalline silicon ingot from a silicon melt Download PDF

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TW201033412A
TW201033412A TW098145615A TW98145615A TW201033412A TW 201033412 A TW201033412 A TW 201033412A TW 098145615 A TW098145615 A TW 098145615A TW 98145615 A TW98145615 A TW 98145615A TW 201033412 A TW201033412 A TW 201033412A
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    • C30BSINGLE-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
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    • Y10T117/106Seed pulling including sealing means details

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