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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeshi Okutani, Sapporo, JP;
Hideki Minagawa, Kitahiroshima, JP;
Yoshinori Nakata, Sapporo, JP;
Hideaki Nagai, Sapporo, JP;
Masaaki Suzuki, Sapporo, JP;
Takashi Tsurue, Sapporo, JP;
Yoshiho Ito, Kitahiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 9/04 ; C30B 2/804 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 9/04 ; C30B 2/804 ;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a crystal thin plate of a substance capable of forming a crystal, wherein a molten layer of the substance formed on a support is cooled in the atmosphere of an inert gas or in vacuum at a rate of 10-300° C. per second under a micro-gravity environment to solidify and crystallize the molten layer. The cooling is performed by contacting a portion of the support with a cooling medium.