Method of manufacturing homogeneous silicon carbide single crystal with low potential of generating defects

US8936682B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8936682-B2
Application numberUS-201113210513-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 16, 2011
Priority dateAug 26, 2010
Publication dateJan 20, 2015
Grant dateJan 20, 2015

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A manufacturing method of a SiC single crystal includes growing a SiC single crystal on a surface of a SiC seed crystal, which satisfies following conditions: (i) the SiC seed crystal includes a main growth surface composed of a plurality of sub-growth surfaces; (ii) among directions from an uppermost portion of a {0001} plane on the main growth surface to portions on a periphery of the main growth surface, the SiC seed crystal has a main direction in which a plurality of sub-growth surfaces is arranged; and (iii) an offset angle θ k of a k-th sub-growth surface and an offset angle θ k+1 of a (k+1)-th sub-growth surface satisfy a relationship of θ k <θ k+1 .

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What is claimed is: 1. A manufacturing method of a SiC single crystal comprising growing a SiC single crystal on a surface of a SiC seed crystal, wherein the SiC seed crystal satisfies following conditions (i) to (iii): (i) the SiC seed crystal includes a main growth surface composed of a plurality of sub-growth surfaces and the main grown surface is an exposed surface of the SiC single crystal whose normal vector has a component in a crucible central axis raw material directi…

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What does patent US8936682B2 cover?
A manufacturing method of a SiC single crystal includes growing a SiC single crystal on a surface of a SiC seed crystal, which satisfies following conditions: (i) the SiC seed crystal includes a main growth surface composed of a plurality of sub-growth surfaces; (ii) among directions from an uppermost portion of a {0001} plane on the main growth surface to portions on a periphery of the main gr…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Urakami Yasushi, Gunjishima Itaru, Adachi Ayumu, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C30B29/36. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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