Global Patent Index - EP 2132366 A2

EP 2132366 A2 20091216 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELF-SUSTAINED PLATES OF SILICON OR OTHER CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SELF-SUSTAINED PLATES OF SILICON OR OTHER CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG SELBSTTRAGENDER PLATTEN AUS SILIZIUM ODER ANDEREN KRISTALLMATERIALIEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE PLAQUES AUTOSUPPORTÉES DE SILICIUM OU AUTRES MATÉRIAUX CRISTALLINS

Publication

EP 2132366 A2 20091216 (FR)

Application

EP 08775638 A 20080307

Priority

  • FR 2008000304 W 20080307
  • FR 0701701 A 20070308

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008132323A2] The invention relates to a device for making a plate (8) of a crystalline material by the directed crystallisation of a liquid-phase material (5), that comprises at least one crucible (1) with a bottom (2), side walls (3) and at least one horizontal outlet slot (4) provided on a lower portion of a side wall (3). The crucible (1) comprises, on its outer surface and in the immediate vicinity of the slot (4), electromagnetic means (6) for generating, at least at the slot (4), magnetic repulsion forces on the liquid-phase material (5). An alternating current with a frequency between 10kHz and 300kHz flows through the electromagnetic means (6). In order to promote the agitation of the liquid-phase material (5), a low frequency can be superimposed to the former.

IPC 8 full level

C30B 11/00 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01); C30B 29/60 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C30B 11/001 (2013.01 - EP US); C30B 11/002 (2013.01 - EP US); C30B 11/007 (2013.01 - EP US); C30B 15/06 (2013.01 - EP US); C30B 15/34 (2013.01 - EP US); C30B 29/06 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 31/18 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 117/1024 (2015.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008132323A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2913434 A1 20080912; FR 2913434 B1 20091120; EP 2132366 A2 20091216; JP 2010523446 A 20100715; US 2010089310 A1 20100415; WO 2008132323 A2 20081106; WO 2008132323 A3 20101021

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0701701 A 20070308; EP 08775638 A 20080307; FR 2008000304 W 20080307; JP 2009552248 A 20080307; US 44980208 A 20080307