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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2008
BO Yun Jang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Young Soo Ahn, Daejeon-si, KR;
Joon Soo Kim, Daejeon-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Daejeon-si, KR;
Dong Kook Kim, Daejeon-si, KR;
Gwon Jong Yu, Seoul, KR;
Bo Yun Jang, Daejeon-si, KR;
Young Soo Ahn, Daejeon-si, KR;
Joon Soo Kim, Daejeon-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Daejeon-si, KR;
Dong Kook Kim, Daejeon-si, KR;
Gwon Jong Yu, Seoul, KR;
Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A graphite crucible for electromagnetic induction-based silicon melting and an apparatus for silicon melting/refining using the same, which performs a melting operation by a combination of indirect melting and direct melting. The crucible is formed of a graphite material and includes a cylindrical body having an open upper part through which a silicon raw material is charged into the crucible, and an outer wall surround by an induction coil, wherein a plurality of first slits are vertically formed through the outer wall and an inner wall of the crucible, and a plurality of second slits are vertically formed from an edge of the disc-shaped bottom of the crucible toward a center of the bottom.