Pulling a semiconductor single crystal according to the Czochralski method

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14430868

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In a known method for pulling a semiconductor single crystal according to the Czochralski method, a semiconductor melt is produced in a silica glass crucible and the semiconductor single crystal is pulled from said melt. The inner wall of the silica glass crucible and the exposed melt surface are in contact with one another and with a respective melt atmosphere in the region of a contact zone running radially around the crucible inner wall, and primary oscillations of the melt are triggered in said contact zone. On this basis, in order to provide a method characterized by reduced melt vibrations and in particular by a simple, short accretion process, according to the invention primary oscillations are triggered which differ from one another in their frequency.

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HERAEUS QUARZGLAS GMBH & CO KGQUARZSTRASSE 8 HANAU 63450

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Hünermann, Michael Alzenau, DE 34 174
Kayser, Thomas Leipzig, DE 24 167
Lehmann, Walter Leipzig, DE 37 231

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