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Preparation of high-purity materials

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1962-03-20
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Granted: 1967-11-21
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Expires: 1982-03-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Norman G Ainslie

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 00:54
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B29/00; C30B29/10; C30B29/40; C30B29/42; C01; C01B; C01B25/00; C01B25/06; C22; C22C; C22C1/00; C22C1/007; C30B11/00; C30B11/04; C30B11/06; C30B11/065; H; H10; H10P; H10P95/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/107; Y10S420/00; Y10S420/903

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 174 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL WITH A HIGH MOBILITY INA FUSED SILICA VESSEL LOCATED IN A REACTION TUBE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PLACING A GROUP III ELEMENT IN THE FUSED SILICA VESSEL IN A FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE; PLACING A GROUP V ELEMENT IN A SECOND PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE; PLACING A QUANTITY OF METALLIC OXIDE IN THE FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE WHERE THE QUANTITY IS SELECTED SUCH THAT OXYGEN WITH A ROOM TEMPERATURE PRESSURE BELOW 100 MM. OF MERCURY IS LIBERATED AT THE SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURE OF A MELT OF SAID GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR; EVACATING THE REACTION TUBE; HEATING THE FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF SAID GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATING THE SECOND PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE VAPORIZATION POINT OF SAID GROUP V ELEMENT TO SYNTHESIZE A GROUP III-V MELT IN THE VESSEL; AND SUBSEQUENTLY COOLING THE MELT IN THE VESSEL TO FORM THE HIGH MOBILITY GROUP III-V CRYSTAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 174 words
THE METHOD OF PREPARING A GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTAL WITH A HIGH MOBILITY INA FUSED SILICA VESSEL LOCATED IN A REACTION TUBE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PLACING A GROUP III ELEMENT IN THE FUSED SILICA VESSEL IN A FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE; PLACING A GROUP V ELEMENT IN A SECOND PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE; PLACING A QUANTITY OF METALLIC OXIDE IN THE FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE WHERE THE QUANTITY IS SELECTED SUCH THAT OXYGEN WITH A ROOM TEMPERATURE PRESSURE BELOW 100 MM. OF MERCURY IS LIBERATED AT THE SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURE OF A MELT OF SAID GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR; EVACATING THE REACTION TUBE; HEATING THE FIRST PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE MELTING POINT OF SAID GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR AND SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATING THE SECOND PORTION OF THE REACTION TUBE TO A TEMPERATURE ABOVE THE VAPORIZATION POINT OF SAID GROUP V ELEMENT TO SYNTHESIZE A GROUP III-V MELT IN THE VESSEL; AND SUBSEQUENTLY COOLING THE MELT IN THE VESSEL TO FORM THE HIGH MOBILITY GROUP III-V CRYSTAL.

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