Invention Grant
US09580327B2 Method and apparatus for consolidation of granular silicon and measuring non-metals content
有权
用于固结颗粒状硅并测量非金属含量的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for consolidation of granular silicon and measuring non-metals content
- Patent Title (中): 用于固结颗粒状硅并测量非金属含量的方法和装置
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Application No.: US14178103Application Date: 2014-02-11
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Publication No.: US09580327B2Publication Date: 2017-02-28
- Inventor: Sefa Yilmaz , Theodore F. Ciszek , Matthew J. Miller , Stein Julsrud
- Applicant: REC Silicon Inc
- Applicant Address: US WA Moses Lake
- Assignee: REC Silicon Inc
- Current Assignee: REC Silicon Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Moses Lake
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: C01B33/021
- IPC: C01B33/021 ; G01N21/3563 ; C01B33/037 ; C01B33/02 ; C01B33/035 ; C01B31/14 ; G01N21/35

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for consolidating granular silicon and determining trace elements content of the consolidated silicon are disclosed. Silicon granules are placed in a vessel, and a silicon slug of known purity is embedded at least partially in the granules. The slug is preheated to a temperature sufficient to couple with an induction heater. As the silicon slug melts, silicon granules adjacent the molten silicon also melt. The vessel passes through an induction coil to successively inductively heat and melt regions of the silicon granules from the leading end to the trailing end with each region solidifying as the molten silicon exits the induction coil to provide a multicrystalline silicon ingot. The multicrystalline silicon ingot is sliced into wafers, which are analyzed by low-temperature Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to determine levels of trace elements in the ingot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150225246A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSOLIDATION OF GRANULAR SILICON AND MEASURING NON-METALS CONTENT Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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