Disclosed are a heat shield device and a smelting furnace. The heat shield device comprises a heat shield unit and a heat insulation unit. The heat shield unit comprises a shield bottom provided with a through hole, and a shield wall comprising a first layer plate, a second layer plate and a lateral plate. One side of the lateral plate, the first layer plate and the second layer plate enclose the through hole; and the other side of the lateral plate, the first layer plate, the second layer plate and the shield wall enclose an accommodation cavity. The heat insulation unit comprises a heat insulation part disposed at the other side of the lateral plate and a heat preservation part. The heat shield device of the present invention can increase a temperature gradient, thereby facilitating rapid formation of silicon crystal bar and improving production efficiency of the silicon crystal bar.

A crystal pulling system for growing a monocrystalline ingot from a melt of semiconductor or solar-grade material includes a crucible for containing the melt of material, a pulling mechanism configured to pull the ingot from the melt along a pull axis, and a multi-stage heat exchanger defining a central passage for receiving the ingot as the ingot is pulled by the pulling mechanism. The heat exchanger defines a plurality of cooling zones arranged vertically along the pull axis of the crystal pulling system. The plurality of cooling zones includes two enhanced-rate cooling zones and a reduced-rate cooling zone disposed vertically between the two enhanced-rate cooling zones.

Crystal pulling system having a housing and a crucible assembly are disclosed. The system includes a heat shield that defines a central passage through which an ingot passes during ingot growth. A cover member is moveable within the heat shield along a pull axis. The cover member may include an insulation layer. The cover member covers at least a portion of the charge during meltdown.

A crystal growth apparatus including: a heat source, a crucible including a container body in which a raw material can be received and a lid part on which a seed crystal can be mounted; a first heat insulating part which is disposed externally of the crucible and in which a first through-hole penetrating in a thickness direction is provided; a second heat insulating part which is disposed externally of the first heat insulating part and in which a second through-hole penetrating in a thickness direction is provided; a moving mechanism configured to move the first heat insulating part and the second heat insulating part relative to each other; and a radiation type temperature measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of the crucible via the first through-hole and the second through-hole.

The present invention provides a semiconductor crystal growth device, comprising: a furnace body; a crucible disposed inside the furnace body for containing a silicon melt; a pulling unit disposed at a top portion of the furnace body for pulling out a silicon ingot from the silicon melt; and a heat shield unit including a flow tube that is barrel-shaped and disposed around the silicon ingot for rectifying argon gas input from the top portion of the furnace body and adjusting thermal field distribution between the silicon ingot and the silicon melt liquid surface, wherein, the heat shield unit further includes an adjustment unit disposed at a lower end inside the flow tube for adjusting a minimum distance between the heat shield unit and the silicon ingot. According to the present invention, by providing the adjustment unit at the lower end inside the flow tube, it is possible to adjust the distance between the silicon ingot and the adjacent heat shield unit and thereby boost the crystal growth speed and quality, without changing the shape and position of the flow tube.

Crystal pulling system having a housing and a crucible assembly are disclosed. The system includes a heat shield that defines a central passage through which an ingot passes during ingot growth. A cover member is moveable within the heat shield along a pull axis. The cover member may include an insulation layer. The cover member covers at least a portion of the charge during meltdown.

A crystal pulling system for growing a monocrystalline ingot from a melt of semiconductor or solar-grade material includes a crucible for containing the melt of material, a pulling mechanism configured to pull the ingot from the melt along a pull axis, and a multi-stage heat exchanger defining a central passage for receiving the ingot as the ingot is pulled by the pulling mechanism. The heat exchanger defines a plurality of cooling zones arranged vertically along the pull axis of the crystal pulling system. The plurality of cooling zones includes two enhanced-rate cooling zones and a reduced-rate cooling zone disposed vertically between the two enhanced-rate cooling zones.

An apparatus for controlling heat flow within a melt. The apparatus may include a crucible configured to contain the melt where the melt has an exposed surface. The apparatus may also include a heater disposed below a first side of the crucible and configured to supply heat through the melt to the exposed surface, and a heat diffusion barrier assembly comprising at least one heat diffusion barrier disposed within the crucible and defining an isolation region in the melt and an outer region in the melt.

An apparatus for growing a crystalline sheet from a melt includes a cold block assembly. The cold block assembly may include a cold block and a shield surrounding the cold block and being at an elevated temperature with respect to that of the cold block, the shield defining an opening disposed along a surface of the cold block proximate a melt surface that defines a cold area comprising a width along a first direction of the cold block, the cold area operable to provide localized cooling of a region of the melt surface proximate the cold block. The apparatus may further include a crystal puller arranged to draw a crystalline seed in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when the cold block assembly is disposed proximate the melt surface.

Ingot puller apparatus for preparing a single crystal silicon ingot by the Czochralski method are disclosed. The ingot puller apparatus includes a heat shield. The heat shield has a leg segment that includes a void (i.e., an open space without insulation) disposed in the leg segment. The heat shield may also include insulation partially within the heat shield.