Method for producing a thick crystalline layer
US-2015349191-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Artificial quartz crystal growth method
US9976232B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9976232-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615046726-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | Aug 29, 2013 |
| Publication date | May 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
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An artificial quartz crystal growth method that includes applying a pressure that causes at least two substantially rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped quartz crystal substrates to abut each other in an X-axis direction with crystallographic axis directions of the quartz crystal substrates aligned with each other, and causing the at least two quartz crystal substrates to grow an artificial quartz crystal in a state where the pressure is being applied.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An artificial quartz crystal growth method comprising: preparing at least two quartz crystal substrates, each of which having a pair of main surfaces and four side surfaces each connecting to the pair of main surfaces; abutting the at least two quartz crystal substrates to each other at respective side surfaces of the four side surfaces in an X-axis direction such that crystallographic axis directions of the at least two quartz crystal substrates are aligned with each other; applying a pressure to the at least two quartz crystal substrates in the X-axis direction; and causing the at least two quartz crystal substrates to grow an artificial quartz crystal while the pressure is being applied. 2. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two quartz crystal substrates are rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped. 3. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two quartz crystal substrates include three or more quartz crystal substrates. 4. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 3 , wherein the three or more quartz crystal substrates are stacked on top of one another in a vertical direction. 5. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 4 , wherein the pressure is applied by a weight of a quartz crystal substrate arranged on an upper side in the vertical direction among the three or more quartz crystal substrates. 6. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 4 , wherein the pressure is applied to an outermost surface in the X-axis direction of the three or more quartz crystal substrates. 7. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 6 , wherein the pressure is applied to the outermost surface by a jig having elasticity in the X-axis direction. 8. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two quartz crystal substrates are stacked on top of one another in a vertical direction. 9. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 8 , wherein the pressure is applied by a weight of a quartz crystal substrate arranged on an upper side in the vertical direction among the at least two quartz crystal substrates. 10. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 8 , wherein the pressure is applied to an outermost surface in the X-axis direction of the at least two quartz crystal substrates. 11. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 10 , wherein the pressure is applied to the outermost surface by a jig having elasticity in the X-axis direction. 12. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure is applied to an outermost surface in the X-axis direction of the at least two quartz crystal substrates. 13. The artificial quartz crystal growth method according to claim 12 , wherein the pressure is applied to the outermost surface by a jig having elasticity in the X-axis direction.
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- An artificial quartz crystal growth method that includes applying a pressure that causes at least two substantially rectangular-parallelepiped-shaped quartz crystal substrates to abut each other in an X-axis direction with crystallographic axis directions of the quartz crystal substrates aligned with each other, and causing the at least two quartz crystal substrates to grow an artificial quartz…
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