Controlling a Melt-Solid Interface Shape of a Growing Silicon Crystal Using an Unbalanced Magnetic Field and Iso-Rotation
First Claim
1. A method of controlling crystal growth in a crystal growing system, the crystal growing system having a heated crucible including a semiconductor melt from which a monocrystalline ingot is grown according to a Czochralski process, the ingot being grown on a seed crystal pulled from the melt, said method comprising:
- applying an unbalanced cusped magnetic field to the melt; and
rotating the ingot and the crucible in the same direction while the ingot is being pulled from the melt.
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Abstract
A system for growing silicon crystals that facilitates controlling a shape of a melt-solid interface is described. The crystal growing system includes a heated crucible including a semiconductor melt from which a monocrystalline ingot is grown according to a Czochralski process. The ingot is grown on a seed crystal pulled from the melt. The method includes applying an unbalanced cusped magnetic field to the melt, and rotating the ingot and the crucible in the same direction while the ingot is being pulled from the melt.
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1. A method of controlling crystal growth in a crystal growing system, the crystal growing system having a heated crucible including a semiconductor melt from which a monocrystalline ingot is grown according to a Czochralski process, the ingot being grown on a seed crystal pulled from the melt, said method comprising:
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applying an unbalanced cusped magnetic field to the melt; and rotating the ingot and the crucible in the same direction while the ingot is being pulled from the melt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for growing silicon crystals that facilitates controlling a shape of a melt-solid interface, said crystal growing system having a heated crucible including a semiconductor melt from which a monocrystalline ingot is grown according to a Czochralski process, said ingot being grown on a seed crystal pulled from the melt, said melt and said ingot forming said melt-solid interface therebetween, said system comprising:
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a first set of coils and a second set of coils positioned adjacent to an exterior of the crucible for generating an unbalanced cusped magnetic field; and a crucible drive unit and a crystal drive unit configured to rotate the crucible and the crystal in the same direction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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