摘要:
A system comprises a silicon seed arranged on a pedestal, where the silicon seed is ring shaped and is configured to receive melted silicon at a feed rate to form an ingot, and where the pedestal is configured to rotate at a rotational speed. A controller is configured to, while the silicon seed receives the melted silicon and while the ingot is forming: receive feedback regarding a diameter of the ingot and regarding an angle of a meniscus of the ingot, and control the rotational speed of the pedestal and the feed rate of the melted silicon based on the feedback to control the diameter of the ingot and the angle of the meniscus of the ingot.
摘要:
A system comprises a silicon seed arranged on a pedestal, where the silicon seed is ring shaped and is configured to receive melted silicon at a feed rate to form an ingot, and where the pedestal is configured to rotate at a rotational speed. A controller is configured to, while the silicon seed receives the melted silicon and while the ingot is forming: receive feedback regarding a diameter of the ingot and regarding an angle of a meniscus of the ingot, and control the rotational speed of the pedestal and the feed rate of the melted silicon based on the feedback to control the diameter of the ingot and the angle of the meniscus of the ingot
摘要:
Apparatus and method for a production of silicon ingots, such as crucible-less production of silicon ingots, where a support with a seed layer and a liquid layer is gradually lowered in a temperature field with a vertical gradient to solidify the liquid layer in a controlled way.
摘要:
The method of making a high quality fluoride crystalline optical microlithography lens element blank includes crystallizing a fluoride crystalline member with dimension ≧200 mm from a melt, annealing the fluoride crystalline member and qualifying the resulting member for use as an optical microlithography lens element blank The fluoride crystalline optical lithography lens element blanks have multiple adjoining abutting crystalline subgrains with low boundary angles. The crystalline members made by the method are qualified for use as lens element blanks by a testing method including measuring their absorption spectra at 200 to 220 nm to determine absorbance at 205 nm and/or by making measurements of radiation diffracted by them.
摘要:
There is provided a reaction vessel whereby silicon produced can be smoothly recovered dropwise without excessive thermal load on constitutional parts of the reaction vessel, a silicon deposition feedstock gas can be reacted efficiently even when the reaction vessel is scaled up to industrial large-scale equipment, generation of silicon fine powder and silane oligomers can be suppressed, and industrial silicon production can be performed over extended periods. The tubular reaction vessel comprises a longitudinally-extending wall with a space thereinside, wherein a silicon deposition feedstock gas inflow opening and a deposited silicon discharge opening are provided at an upper portion and a lower end portion respectively, and a flow resistance-increasing region is created on a wall surface of the tubular reaction vessel that is contacted with a feedstock gas. The flow resistance-increasing region is at least one of protrudent, concave and sloped regions.
摘要:
A liquid phase, which comprises either at least one of the constituents of the compound or alloy of which the crystal is to be prepared, or a foreign material, is fed continuously at its surface with the other constituent or constituents of this compound or alloy (or with all the constituents when the liquid phase comprises a foreign material). This liquid phase is subjected to two successive temperature gradients the first of which is slight and the second steep, so that the constituents are transported through the liquid phase and so that the crystallization of the compound or alloy takes place at the level of the second gradient. The liquid phase and the temperature gradients are displaced with respect to each other at a speed determined such that the composition of the liquid phase does not change and such that the crystallization always takes place at the same temperature.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing bodies from meltable crystalline material in which a continuous tape of said material is manufactured by causing melted material to flow along at least one surface of a heated element, which surface is wetted by the melted material, and causing the tape to grow by drawing away a second near the lower side of the surface. Application in particular to the manufacture of semiconductor bodies, for example of silicon.
摘要:
A powder-dispensing assembly for use in combination with a fusion-type crystal-growing furnace in which a carrier gas is used for entraining the powder feed constituents for transportation to the crystal-growing zone thereof. The assembly includes a funnel-shaped powder container positioned an outer container and a means selectively movable for feeding the carrier gas to either the powder container to affect powder fall or to the crystal-growing furnace while simultaneously sealing the powder container to prevent powder fall.
摘要:
A CRYSTAL GROWING APPARATUS COMPRISING A REFRACTORY FURNACE IN WHICH ONE END OF A REFRACTORY ROD IS HELD AND WITHIN WHICH THERE IS A NOZZLE BY MEANS OF WHICH MOLTEN CRYST AL FORMING MATERIAL IS DEPOSITED ON THE ROD. THE CRYSTAL FORMING MATERIAL IS IN THE FORM OF POWER AND IS LIQUEFIED IN AN OXYGEN-HYDROGEN FLAME AT THE END OF THE NOZZLE. AS THE CRYSTAL GROWS AT THE END OF THE ROD THE LATTER RETRACTED.