WO2007122833A1 - 基準反射体と融液面との距離の測定方法、及びこれを用いた融液面位置の制御方法、並びにシリコン単結晶の製造装置 - Google Patents
基準反射体と融液面との距離の測定方法、及びこれを用いた融液面位置の制御方法、並びにシリコン単結晶の製造装置 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention measures the distance between the reference reflector disposed above the melt surface and the melt surface when pulling up the silicon single crystal from the raw material melt in the crucible by the CZ (Chiyokralski) method. On how to do it. Background art
- a raw material melt power in a quartz crucible CZ (Chiyoklarsky) method of pulling up the silicon single crystal while growing is widely practiced.
- a seed crystal is immersed in a raw material melt (silicon melt) in a quartz crucible under an inert gas atmosphere, and the quartz crucible and the seed crystal are pulled up while rotating, thereby pulling a silicon single crystal having a desired diameter.
- growth defects grown-in defects
- Crystal defects are a factor that degrades the characteristics of semiconductor elements, and the effects of these defects become even greater as the elements become smaller.
- Such growth defects include analysis of side-wall structure of grown-in twin-type octahedral defects in Czochralski silicon, Jpn. J.Appl. Phys. Vol.37 (1 998) pp.1667-1670) and dislocation clusters formed as aggregates of interstitial silicon (Eva luation or microdefects in as-grown silicon crystals, Mat. Res. Soc. 3 ⁇ 4ymp. Proc. Vol. 262 (1992) p-p51-56) etc. are known!
- a reference reflector is disposed in a CZ furnace, and a real image of the reference reflector and a mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface are disclosed. It has been proposed to measure the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface by measuring the relative distance. Then, based on the measurement result, the distance between the melt surface and the heat shielding member is controlled to be a predetermined distance with high accuracy.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-342095 discloses a method that takes into account the curvature of the raw material melt due to crucible rotation in order to obtain the stability of the mirror image of the reference reflector.
- the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector are captured by a detection means such as an optical camera, and the captured real image of the reference reflector and the brightness of the mirror image are set to a certain threshold ( Decide the threshold value of the binary value and quantize it into two output values (binary processing). In other words, a distinction is made between places that are brighter and darker than the threshold of the binary level. And the edge position is The distance between the real image and the mirror image is measured by measuring where the force is and converting the measured value.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing that the measurement result of the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface changes and cannot be accurately measured by the conventional method.
- Fig. 3 (a) shows a steady state
- Fig. 3 (b) shows a state where the brightness of the mirror image fluctuates and becomes brighter.
- Fig. 3 if the brightness of the mirror image fluctuates, the detection value of the optical camera before binarization fluctuates, so the conventional method cannot measure accurately.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the reference reflector and the melt which can measure the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface more stably and more accurately.
- the object is to provide a method for measuring the distance to the liquid surface.
- the present invention provides a reference reflector disposed above a melt surface when pulling up a raw material melt power silicon single crystal in a crucible by a CZ (Chiyoklarsky) method.
- a method for measuring a relative distance from a melt surface wherein at least the silicon single crystal is pulled up while applying a magnetic field, and the real image of the reference reflector and the reference reflected on the melt surface are measured.
- the mirror image of the reflector is captured by the detection means, the captured real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image are processed as separate images, and the relative distance between the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image is calculated from the processed image.
- a relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured, and a method for measuring the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is provided.
- the pulling of the silicon single crystal is performed while applying a magnetic field. For this reason, the vibration of the melt surface can be sufficiently suppressed, and the position of the melt surface can be detected more stably and accurately.
- the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface are captured by the detection means, and the captured real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector are processed as separate images.
- the binarization level can be set to an appropriate level for each of the real image and the mirror image. Therefore, even when the brightness of the mirror image changes as the silicon single crystal is pulled, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the vibration of the melt surface can be sufficiently suppressed, and the force level is set to an appropriate level for each of the real image and the mirror image. Therefore, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more stably and accurately.
- the “reference reflector” in the present invention is for detecting the position of the melt surface by reflecting the mirror image on the melt surface and measuring the distance between the real image and the mirror image. By controlling the relative distance between the reflector and the melt surface, the distance between the melt surface and the heat shield member can be controlled.
- the reference reflector may be, for example, the heat shield member itself, or may be a protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member as described later, but is not limited thereto.
- the applied magnetic field is preferably a magnetic field having a central magnetic field strength of 2000 to 5000 gauss! /.
- the applied magnetic field is a magnetic field having a central magnetic field strength of 2000 to 5000 gauss
- the melt surface hardly oscillates, and therefore the position of the melt surface is more stably and accurately detected. Can be issued.
- the reference reflector is , A protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member above the melt surface.
- the reference reflector is a protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member above the melt surface, the real image can be easily captured in the measurement area of the detection means, and further from the melt surface or the like. Therefore, the brightness of the mirror image reflected on the melt surface is also increased. For this reason, the difference in brightness between the mirror image and the background increases, so that the image becomes clearer and stable image processing becomes possible.
- the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is made of any one of a silicon crystal, a quartz material, a carbon material coated with SiC, and a carbon material coated with pyrolytic carbon. Is preferred.
- the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is made of any one of silicon crystal, quartz material, carbon material coated with SiC, and carbon material coated with pyrolytic carbon.
- the reference reflector is less likely to contaminate the grown silicon single crystal with impurities. As a result, higher quality silicon single crystals can be grown.
- the tip of the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member has a planar shape having an angle of 0 to 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.
- the tip of the projection attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is formed into a planar shape having an angle of 0 to 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, thereby radiating radiation from the melt surface or quartz crucible. It becomes easier to receive and the brightness of the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface can be further increased. For this reason, the brightness difference between the mirror image and the background becomes even larger, and the image can be made clearer.
- the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is made of silicon single crystal and the surface is etched.
- the reference reflector is a silicon single crystal
- the surface can be etched to give gloss, and the brightness difference between the mirror image and the background melt surface can be further increased. Can do.
- the reference reflector is
- the glossiness of the surface is preferably 50% or more.
- the reference reflector has a surface glossiness of 50% or more, Since the luminance difference from the melt surface in the background can be increased more reliably, the image becomes clearer and stable image processing is possible. For this reason, the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the silicon single crystal to be pulled up can have a diameter of 300 mm or more.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured by the above method, and the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is determined based on the measurement result.
- a method for controlling a melt surface position which is characterized by controlling.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more stably and more accurately. Can do.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is controlled based on the measurement result, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be controlled with high accuracy. is there
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be controlled within ⁇ lmm with respect to a predetermined value.
- the present invention also provides a method for producing a silicon single crystal characterized by pulling up the silicon single crystal by a CZ method while controlling the melt surface position by at least the above method.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is controlled with high accuracy, so that the distance between the melt surface and the heat shield member can be accurately determined. It is possible to control to be at a predetermined interval. As a result, the crystal axis temperature gradient in the crystal growth axis direction can be controlled with extremely high accuracy, and high-quality silicon single crystals can be efficiently produced with high productivity.
- the present invention is an apparatus for producing a silicon single crystal by a CZ method, and includes at least a magnet for applying a magnetic field to the raw material melt during pulling of the silicon single crystal, and a crucible containing the raw material melt.
- a reference reflector that is disposed above the melt surface and reflects a mirror image on the melt surface, a detection means that captures a real image and a mirror image of the reference reflector, and a relative relationship between the reference reflector and the melt surface
- the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention includes the magnet that applies a magnetic field to the raw material melt during the pulling of the silicon single crystal. For this reason, the silicon single crystal can be pulled while applying a magnetic field. By applying a magnetic field, the vibration of the melt surface can be sufficiently suppressed, and the position of the melt surface can be detected more stably and more accurately. Further, the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention captures the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface by the detecting means, and the real image and the mirror image of the captured reference reflector are captured. The images are processed as separate images. This makes it possible to set the binary level to an appropriate level for each of the real image and the mirror image.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured by calculating the relative distance between the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector by the arithmetic unit for controlling the melt surface position. For this reason, even when the brightness of the mirror image changes as the silicon single crystal is pulled up, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is controlled based on the measurement result. For this reason, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured with high accuracy, and can be controlled more stably and more accurately.
- the distance between the melt surface and the heat shielding member can be accurately controlled to be a predetermined distance based on the measurement result. This Therefore, the temperature gradient of the crystal axis in the crystal growth axis direction can be controlled with extremely high accuracy, and a high-quality silicon single crystal can be manufactured efficiently and with high productivity.
- the reference reflector may be a protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member above the melt surface.
- the reference reflector is a projection attached to the lower end of the heat shield member above the melt surface, the real image can be easily captured in the measurement area of the detection means, and the melt surface or the like Since it becomes more susceptible to the reflection of force, the brightness of the mirror image reflected on the melt surface also increases. For this reason, the brightness difference between the mirror image and the background increases, the image becomes clearer, and stable image processing becomes possible.
- the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is formed of a silicon crystal, a quartz material, a carbon material coated with SiC, or a carbon material coated with pyrolytic carbon. It's preferable that it is made up of something! /.
- the protrusion force attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is made of any one of silicon crystal, quartz material, carbon material coated with SiC, and carbon material coated with pyrolytic carbon, the standard If the silicon single crystal grown by the reflector is contaminated with impurities, there is little fear. For this reason, a silicon single crystal of higher quality can be grown by using the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention.
- the tip of the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member has a planar shape having an angle of 0 to 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.
- the tip of the projection attached to the lower end of the heat shield member has a planar shape with an angle of 0 to 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction, radiation from the melt surface, quartz crucible, etc. It becomes easy to receive, and the brightness
- the protrusion attached to the lower end of the heat shield member is made of a silicon single crystal.
- the surface is etched.
- the reference reflector has a surface glossiness of 50% or more.
- the reference reflector has a surface glossiness of 50% or more, the luminance difference between the mirror image and the background melt surface can be further reliably increased. The image becomes clearer and stable image processing becomes possible. For this reason, the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured more stably and more accurately. be able to.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be controlled with high accuracy by controlling the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface.
- the distance between the melt surface and the heat shield member can be accurately controlled to be a predetermined distance, so that the crystal axis temperature gradient in the crystal growth axis direction can be controlled with extremely high accuracy. This enables high-quality silicon single crystals to be produced efficiently and with high productivity.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a silicon single crystal production apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be accurately measured by the method of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing that the measurement result of the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface changes and cannot be accurately measured by the conventional method.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a tip shape of a protruding reference reflector.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing the measurement results of the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (Example 1).
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing the measurement results of the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (Example 2).
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the measurement results of the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (Example 3).
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the measurement results of the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (Comparative Example 1).
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the measurement results of the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (Comparative Example 2). BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [0048] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.
- a reference reflector is disposed in a CZ furnace, and the relative distance between the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface is measured, so that the reference reflector and the melting point are measured. Measuring the distance of the liquid level is performed.
- the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector are captured by a detection means such as an optical camera, and the captured real image of the reference reflector and the contrast of the mirror image are compared with a certain threshold (binary value). This is done by determining the level threshold) and quantizing it into two output values (binarization processing).
- the present inventors have intensively studied and studied in order to solve such problems.
- the silicon single crystal is pulled up while applying a magnetic field, and the real image of the reference reflector and the melt are measured.
- the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the surface is captured by the detection means, the captured real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image are processed as separate images, and the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector are processed from the processed images.
- the present inventors have completed the present invention by conceiving that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface may be measured by calculating the relative distance.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of an apparatus for producing a silicon single crystal according to the present invention.
- This silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus 40 is used to feed the raw material melt 15 during the pulling of the silicon single crystal 3.
- Magnet 30 for applying a magnetic field
- quartz crucible 9 for containing raw material melt
- reference reflector 5 arranged above the melt surface and reflecting mirror image 6 on the melt surface
- real image of reference reflector 5 A detecting means 14 for capturing a mirror image, and a melt surface position control computing device 21 for controlling the relative distance between the reference reflector 5 and the melt surface are provided.
- the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus 40 includes a main chamber 1-1 for accommodating members such as a quartz crucible 9, a pull-up chamber 24 connected to the main chamber 1-1, A water cooling tube 2 for cooling the silicon single crystal 3, a heat shielding member 4 for controlling the crystal temperature gradient, a heater 7 for heating and melting the polycrystalline silicon raw material, and a quartz crucible 9 are provided.
- a graphite crucible 8 to support, a heat insulating material 10 for preventing heat from the heater 7 from being directly radiated to the main chamber 1, a seed chuck 12 for fixing the seed crystal 11, and a silicon single crystal are drawn.
- Pull-up wire 13 for raising, crucible shaft 16 for supporting crucibles 8 and 9, arithmetic device 22 for controlling diameter, and quartz crucible 9 containing raw material melt 15 are moved up and down via crucible shaft 16. It has a crucible moving means 23 for moving.
- the silicon single crystal 3 can be manufactured as follows.
- a high-purity polycrystalline silicon raw material is housed in a quartz crucible 9 and heated and melted to a temperature higher than the melting point of silicon (about 1420 ° C.) by a heater 7 arranged around the graphite crucible 8. And After the seed crystal 11 is melted to the raw material melt 15, the puller wire 13 is gently scraped by a wire scraping mechanism (not shown) to form a throttle portion, and then the crystal diameter is expanded. A constant diameter portion having a constant diameter is grown. At this time, the diameter control of the silicon single crystal 3 being pulled up is performed by the arithmetic unit 22 for controlling the diameter based on the image captured by the detection means.
- the raw material melt in the crucible is also pulled up by the CZ (Chiyoklalsky) method, the silicon single crystal is pulled as follows. The distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured.
- the silicon single crystal is pulled while applying a magnetic field by the magnet 30.
- This is the so-called MCZ method.
- vibration of the melt surface can be sufficiently suppressed, so that a mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface becomes clear.
- the position of the melt surface can be detected more stably and accurately.
- the applied magnetic field has a central magnetic field strength of 2 If a magnetic field of 000 to 5000 Gauss is used, the melt surface hardly oscillates, so the position of the melt surface can be detected more stably and more accurately.
- the detection means 14 captures the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface near the silicon single crystal being pulled up.
- the real and mirror images are processed as separate images. For this reason, the binary level can be set to an appropriate level separately for each of the real image and the mirror image. Then, the real image of the reference reflector and the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface can be reliably captured in the measurement area.
- the detection means 14 is not particularly limited.
- a commonly used optical camera C
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured by calculating the relative distance between the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector by the calculation device 21 for controlling the melt surface position. Therefore, even when the brightness of the mirror image changes as the silicon single crystal is pulled up, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the installation angle of the optical camera 14 is set so that the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface can be captured. Then, the threshold of the binarization level of the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface is adjusted separately at the start of the diaphragm. That is, separate areas are set for the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 in the image obtained by one optical camera.
- a measured value (voltage value) between the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface is obtained in advance, and the position of the melt surface is moved to obtain the reference reflector 5
- the measured value (voltage value) of, for example, lmm is obtained from the amount of change in the measured value (voltage value) between the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface.
- the distance between the reference reflector 5 and the melt surface is calculated from the measured value (voltage value) between the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface. As a result, the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured.
- the threshold value of the binary key level is set as follows, for example. First of all, the lowest threshold value and the highest threshold value that can be used for normal measurement by driving the threshold value when the crystal starts to be pulled up. Ask. Then, set the threshold to about 25% from the lowest lower limit. At the beginning of crystal growth, the optimum threshold value decreases slightly and then gradually increases in the second half of the straight cylinder. Therefore, the threshold value is set in anticipation of this.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be accurately measured by the method of the present invention.
- Fig. 2 (a) shows a steady state
- Fig. 2 (b) shows a state where the brightness of the mirror image fluctuates and becomes brighter.
- the vertical axis in Fig. 2 is the detected value of the brightness of the real and mirror images of the reference reflector when the maximum brightness that can be detected by the optical camera is 100%.
- the threshold value can also be set separately. Even if the brightness of the mirror image fluctuates as shown in Fig. 2 (a) to Fig. 2 (b), the measurement result by the binary key processing does not change and accurate measurement can be performed.
- the image captured by the detection means was treated as one image, including the real image and the mirror image, and the threshold was set to one and the force could not be set. Therefore, if the brightness of the mirror image fluctuates as shown in Fig. 3 (a) to Fig. 3 (b), the noise level reaches the threshold and the relative distance cannot be measured accurately.
- the reference reflector and the mirror image are simultaneously captured by one optical camera, and then an area is set in the obtained image, and each area has a separate area. It is processed as an image.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- images may be taken separately by one optical camera, or images may be taken separately by two cameras.
- the reference reflector 5 is a projection attached to the lower end of the heat shield member 4 above the melt surface, as in the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus of FIG. It becomes easier to capture in the measurement area, and more easily reflected by the melt surface equal force, so the brightness of the mirror image reflected on the melt surface is also increased. For this reason, the brightness difference between the mirror image and the background becomes large, the image becomes clearer, and stable image processing becomes possible.
- the protrusion 5 attached to the lower end of the heat shield member 4 is made of silicon crystal, quartz material, SiC-coated carbon material (SiC-coated graphite), pyrolytic carbon-coated carbon material (PG-coated graphite). ) If the reference reflector is made of a silicon single crystal to be grown as an impurity When contaminated with, there is little fear.
- the tip of the projection 5 attached to the lower end of the heat shield member 4 is formed into a planar shape having an angle of 0 to 70 ° with respect to the horizontal direction (that is, the melt surface), whereby the melt surface is obtained. It becomes easier to receive radiation from quartz crucibles and the like, and the brightness of the mirror image of the reference reflector reflected on the melt surface can be further increased. For this reason, an image can be made clearer.
- the tip of the protrusion 5 is preferably tapered toward the crucible.
- the emissivity from the raw material melt 15 is 0.318, whereas the emissivity from the wall of the quartz crucible 9 is as high as 0.855.
- the projection 5 can receive radiation from the wall of the quartz crucible 9 and the brightness of the mirror image reflected on the melt surface can be further enhanced.
- the surface can be glossed by etching, so that the luminance difference between the mirror image and the melt surface in the background is further increased. Can do. Etching is also preferable in terms of removing impurities.
- the reference reflector has a surface glossiness of 50% or more, the difference in brightness between the mirror image and the melt surface of the background can be increased more reliably. Clearer and more stable image processing is possible. For this reason, the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be measured more accurately.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured as described above, and the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is controlled based on the measurement result. That is, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is measured by calculating the relative distance between the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector by the calculation device 21 for controlling the melt surface position.
- the position of the quartz crucible 9 is adjusted via the crucible shaft 16 by controlling the crucible moving means 23 so that the distance (predetermined value) is obtained. For this reason, the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be controlled with high accuracy. . In particular, it is possible to control the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface within ⁇ 1 mm with respect to a predetermined value.
- the gap between the melt surface and the heat shield member is a predetermined gap with high accuracy.
- the silicon single crystal is pulled up by the CZ method while controlling the distance between the melt surface and the heat shield member with a high accuracy so as to be a predetermined distance, so that the crystal growth axis direction can be increased.
- the crystal axis temperature gradient can be controlled with extremely high accuracy, and for example, a defect-free silicon single crystal having a diameter of 300 mm or more can be produced very efficiently.
- the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus 40 shown in FIG. 1 was used as the silicon single crystal manufacturing apparatus.
- the reference reflector 5 is made of a silicon single crystal and has a projection shape whose surface is etched, and the tip of the reference reflector 5 has a planar shape having an angle of 40 ° with respect to the horizontal direction.
- the glossiness of the surface of this reference reflector 5 was 60%.
- the protrusion-shaped reference reflector 5 is attached to the lower end (melt surface side) of the heat shield member 4 so as to have a tapered shape on the crucible side so that the radiation from the quartz crucible 9 can be received. It was.
- a quartz crucible 9 having a diameter of 800 mm (for pulling a silicon single crystal having a diameter of 300 mm) was filled with a silicon polycrystalline material. After melting the polycrystalline silicon raw material with the heater 7, a magnetic field with a central magnetic field strength of 000 gauss was applied by the magnet 30, and the crucible shaft 16 was moved downward by 18 mm.
- Measurement was performed while applying a magnetic field while lowering the melt surface by 9 mm and then raising the melt surface by 9 mm.
- the measurement is performed by capturing the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface with the optical camera 14, and separate the captured real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image. Processed as an image (a so-called two-area division method), and from the processed image, the reference reflector 5 This was done by calculating the relative distance between the real image and the mirror image.
- FIG. Figure 5 shows that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface (down 9 mm, held at that position, up 9 mm) was measured with high accuracy within ⁇ lmm of the specified value. .
- FIG. 6 shows the measurement results.
- FIG. 6 shows that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface could be measured with high accuracy with respect to a predetermined value, although it was slightly inferior to Example 1.
- Figure 7 shows the measurement results. From Fig. 7, it can be seen that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface could be measured with extremely high accuracy within ⁇ 0.5mm of the specified value.
- the measurement is performed while applying a magnetic field while lowering the melt surface by 16 mm, and then raising the melt surface by 16 mm, and with the real image of the reference reflector 5 captured by the optical camera 14.
- the distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface was measured under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the mirror image was processed as one image (so-called conventional one-area processing).
- Figure 8 shows the measurement results. From Fig. 8, it can be seen that the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface could not be measured with high accuracy for a given value.
- the dotted line in Fig. 8 shows the ideal state. It is a calculated value of time.
- the reference reflector and the melt surface were measured under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the measurement was performed while applying no magnetic field, lowering the melt surface by 16 mm, and then raising the melt surface by 16 mm. The distance between the two was measured.
- Fig. 9 The results are shown in Fig. 9. As shown in FIG. 9, the mirror image reflected in the raw material melt cannot be detected due to the vibration of the melt surface, and the distance between the lower end of the heat shield member and the mirror image reflected in the raw material melt can be measured. I helped.
- the dotted line in Fig. 9 is the calculated value in the ideal state.
- the reference reflector 5 was made of a silicon single crystal and had a protrusion shape whose surface was etched, and the tip of the reference reflector 5 had a planar shape with an angle of 40 ° with respect to the horizontal direction. The glossiness of the surface of this reference reflector 5 was 60%. Then, this protruding reference reflector 5 is attached to the lower end (melt surface side) of the heat shield member 4 so as to have a tapered shape on the crucible side so that the radiation from the quartz crucible 9 can be received. Oh.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector disposed above the melt surface and the melt surface was measured.
- the real image of the reference reflector 5 and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 reflected on the melt surface are captured by the optical camera 14, and the captured real image and mirror image of the reference reflector 5 are separated into separate images. This was performed by processing (a so-called two-area division method) and calculating the relative distance between the real image and the mirror image of the reference reflector 5 from the processed image.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface is controlled (interval between the heat shield and the molten metal surface: 25 mm).
- the single crystal was pulled up.
- the relative distance between the reference reflector and the melt surface can be controlled within 1 mm, and the distance between the melt surface and the heat shielding member can be accurately controlled to a predetermined distance (25 mm). I was able to do this.
- the obtained silicon single crystal was vertically divided and the defect was measured, the desired defect-free crystal was obtained in the entire area, and a high-quality defect-free silicon single crystal could be produced efficiently and with high productivity. It was.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.
- the above embodiment is merely an example, and has any configuration that is substantially the same as the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention and that exhibits the same operational effects. Are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
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