Method for growing silicon crystal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5408951
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08095759

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In an improved Czochralski process for growing silicon crystals, wherein a single-crystal silicon seed is pulled from a molten silicon source to grow the crystal therefrom, a pre-oxidized arsenic dopant is added to the molten silicon source to alter an electrical property of the grown crystal. The pre-oxidized arsenic dopant includes granular particles of metallic arsenic having a surface film of arsenic oxide, the surface film having a thickness of ten microns to one millimeter. After doping, the molten silicon source is moved from the grown crystal, and an applied temperature is increased to burn excess pre-oxidized dopant.

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  • MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC.;KAWATEC, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tamida, Akiteru Santa Clara, CA 1 7

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