Device and method for the production of silicon blocks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9114990
APP PUB NO 20110305622A1
SERIAL NO

13151894

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A device for the production of silicon blocks comprises a vessel for receiving a silicon melt, the vessel comprising a vessel wall comprising at least one side wall and a bottom as well as an inside and an outside and a central longitudinal axis, and means for creating a temperature field on the inside of the bottom, the temperature field having a temperature gradient at the bottom of the vessel which is perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis at least in some regions when the silicon melt cools down for crystallization.

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  • SOLARWORLD INDUSTRIES GMBH;SOLAR WORLD INNOVATIONS GMBH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dietrich, Marc Groβschirma, DE 10 27
Freudenberg, Bernhard Coburg, DE 15 79
Hollatz, Mark Dresden, DE 11 63
Zacharias, Robert Freiberg, DE 3 19

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