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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2008
Applicants:

Hiroshi Kishi, Akita, JP;

Minoru Kanda, Akita, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroshi Kishi, Akita, JP;

Minoru Kanda, Akita, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 15/10 (2006.01); C30B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vitreous silica crucible for pulling single-crystal silicon, which is formed of vitreous silica and has a bottomed cylindrical shape, wherein, in a liquid-level movement range in the inner surface of the crucible, ranging from a position corresponding to the liquid surface level of a silicon melt at the time of stating the pulling of single-crystal silicon to a position corresponding to the liquid surface level of a silicon melt at the time of finishing the pulling of single-crystal silicon, the concentration of an OH group included in the vitreous silica is higher in an erosion thickness portion of the inner surface of the crucible than that in the range lower than the liquid surface level which is positioned below the liquid-level movement range.


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