Method and apparatus for crystal growth

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7708829
APP PUB NO 20060249071A1
SERIAL NO

11483438

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A method and apparatus for growing a crystalline or poly-crystalline body from a melt is described, wherein the melt is retained by capillary attachment to edge features of a mesa crucible. The boundary profile of the resulting melt surface results in an effect which induces a ribbon grown from the surface of the melt to grow as a flat body. Further, the size of the melt pool is substantially reduced by bringing these edges close to the ribbon, thereby reducing the materials cost and electric power cost associated with the process.

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EVERGREEN SOLAR INC259 CEDAR HILL STREET MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-3004

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  • 2006 Application Filing Year
  • C30B Class
  • 313 Applications Filed
  • 200 Patents Issued To-Date
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Sachs, Emanuel Michael Newton, US 65 689

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