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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2013
Nobuyoshi Yashiro, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Kamei, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Kusunoki, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Moriguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Daikoku, Susono, JP;
Hidemitsu Sakamoto, Susono, JP;
Motohisa Kado, Susono, JP;
Nobuyoshi Yashiro, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhito Kamei, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Kusunoki, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Moriguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Daikoku, Susono, JP;
Hidemitsu Sakamoto, Susono, JP;
Motohisa Kado, Susono, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A production apparatus is used for a solution growth method. The production apparatus includes a seed shaft and a crucible. The seed shaft has a lower end surface to which an SiC seed crystal is attached. The crucible contains an SiC solution. The crucible includes a cylindrical portion, a bottom portion, and an inner lid. The bottom portion is disposed at a lower end of the cylindrical portion. The inner lid is disposed in the cylindrical portion. The inner lid has a through hole and is positioned below a liquid surface of the SiC solution when the SiC solution is contained in the crucible.