An apparatus for growing a crystal includes a growth chamber and a melt chamber thermally isolated from the growth chamber. The growth chamber includes: a growth crucible configured to contain a liquid melt; and a die located in the growth crucible, the die having a die opening and one or more capillaries extending from within the growth crucible toward the die opening. The melt chamber includes: a melt crucible configured to receive feedstock material; and at least one heating element positioned within the melt chamber relative to the melt crucible to melt the feedstock material within the melt crucible to form the liquid melt. The apparatus also includes at least one capillary conveyor in fluid communication with the melt crucible and the growth crucible to transport the liquid melt from the melt crucible to the growth crucible.

This invention provides a method for growing monocrystalline silicon by applying Czochralski method comprising forming a melt of silicon-containing materials in a crucible and pulling the melt for monocrystalline silicon growth, which is characterized by, the silicon-containing materials comprising a deuterium-implanted nitride-deposited silicon and a monocrystalline silicon, introducing a gas containing argon during formation of the melt, and, applying a magnetic field during the pulling step. This invention also provides a method for producing a wafer based on the above monocrystalline silicon.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a system for preparing a crystal. The system may include a furnace, a heat insulation drum, a crucible component, a resistance heating component, and a heat insulation layer. The heat insulation drum may be located inside the furnace. The crucible component may be located inside the heat insulation drum. The resistance heating component may include a heating body. The heating body may include a plurality of heating units. The plurality of heating units may form a uniform temperature field. The heat insulation layer may be located around an outer side of the plurality of heating units, a top portion of the heat insulation drum, and/or a bottom portion of the crucible component.

Methods for producing single crystal silicon ingots by Continuous Czochralski (CCz) are disclosed. A batch of buffer members (e.g., quartz cullets) is added to an outer melt zone of the crucible assembly before the main body of the ingot is grown. In some embodiments, the ratio of the mass M of the batch of buffer members added to the melt to the time between adding the batch of buffer members to the melt and when the ingot main body begins to grow is controlled such that the ratio of M/T is greater than a threshold M/T.

Provided is an apparatus and a method for continuous crystal pulling. The apparatus includes: a crucible including a first sub-crucible and a second sub-crucible located at inner side of the first sub-crucible; a draft tube located above the crucible; and a delivery duct supplying materials to the crucible. A ratio of inner diameter of the second sub-crucible to outer diameter of the draft tube is ≥1.05. In a first state, a distance between bottom surface of the draft tube and bottom surface of the crucible is a first distance, in a second state, a distance between bottom surface of the draft tube and bottom surface of the crucible is a second distance. The first distance is greater than the second distance. In the first and second states, a distance between a crystal-liquid interface in the crucible and the bottom surface of the draft tube remains substantially unchanged.

A system for producing a ribbon from a melt includes a crucible to contain a melt and a cold block. The cold block has a surface that directly faces an exposed surface of the melt. A ribbon is formed on the melt using the cold block. A furnace is operatively connected to the crucible. The ribbon passes through the furnace after removal from the melt. The furnace includes at least one gas jet. The gas jet can dope the ribbon, form a diffusion barrier on the ribbon, and/or passivate the ribbon. Part of the ribbon passes through the furnace while part of the ribbon is being formed in the crucible using the cold block.

Methods for forming a unitized crucible assembly for holding a melt of silicon for forming a silicon ingot are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods involve a porous crucible mold having a channel network with a bottom channel, an outer sidewall channel that extends from the bottom channel, and a central weir channel that extends from the bottom channel. A slip slurry may be added to the channel network and the liquid carrier of the slip slurry may be drawn into the mold. The resulting green body may be sintered to form the crucible assembly.

Crystal pulling systems having a fluid-cooled exhaust tube are disclosed. The fluid-cooled exhaust tube extends through the reactor housing and into the reaction chamber. In some embodiments, the exhaust tube extends through the bottom of the crystal puller housing and through a bottom heat shield within the ingot puller housing.

An apparatus for growing a crystal includes a growth chamber and a melt chamber thermally isolated from the growth chamber. The growth chamber includes: a growth crucible configured to contain a liquid melt; and a die located in the growth crucible, the die having a die opening and one or more capillaries extending from within the growth crucible toward the die opening. The melt chamber includes: a melt crucible configured to receive feedstock material; and at least one heating element positioned within the melt chamber relative to the melt crucible to melt the feedstock material within the melt crucible to form the liquid melt. The apparatus also includes at least one capillary conveyor in fluid communication with the melt crucible and the growth crucible to transport the liquid melt from the melt crucible to the growth crucible.

A single crystal manufacturing apparatus to grow a single crystal upward from a seed crystal, the apparatus including an insulated space thermally insulated from a space outside the single crystal manufacturing apparatus, an induction heating coil placed outside the insulated space, a thermal insulation plate that divides the insulated space into a first space including a crystal growth region to grow the single crystal and a second space above the first space and includes a hole above the crystal growth region, a heating element that is placed in the second space and generates heat by induction heating using the induction heating coil to heat the inside of the insulated space, and a support shaft to vertically movably support the seed crystal from below.