High purity silicon production system and production method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8038973
APP PUB NO 20090155158A1
SERIAL NO

12086041

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The present invention provides a high purity silicon production system and production method suitable for using inexpensive metallurgical grade metal silicon as a material and using the slag refining method to produce high purity silicon with a purity of 6N or more suitable for solar battery applications, in particular, high purity silicon with a boron content of at least not more than 0.3 mass ppm, inexpensively on an industrial scale, that is, a high purity silicon production system and production method using the slag refining method wherein a direct electromagnetic induction heating means having the function of directly heating the molten silicon in the crucible by electromagnetic induction is arranged outside the outside wall surface of the above crucible and the crucible is formed by an oxidation resistant material at least at a region where the molten silicon contacts the crucible inside wall surface at the time of not powering the direct electromagnetic induction heating means.

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NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ito, Nobuaki Futtsu, JP 134 323
Okajima, Masaki Tokyo, JP 20 245
Okazawa, Kensuke Futtsu, JP 9 36
Tokumaru, Shinji Futtsu, JP 10 18

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