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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koji Izunome, Ami-machi, JP;
Souroku Kawanishi, Tsukuba, JP;
Shinji Togawa, Tsukuba, JP;
Atsushi Ikari, Tsukuba, JP;
Hitoshi Sasaki, Omiya, JP;
Shigeyuki Kimura, Tsukuba, JP;
Assignees:
Research Development Corporation of Japan, Saitama-ken, JP;
Sumitomo Sitix Corporation, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Komatsu Electronic Metals Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
117 13 ; 117 14 ; 117 15 ; 117 30 ; 117901 ;
Abstract
When a single crystal is pulled up from a melt, the difference .DELTA.T between temperatures at the bottom of a crucible and at the interface of crystal growth is controlled so as to hold the Rayleigh constant defined by the formula of: