US4271235A
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Method of obtaining polycrystalline silicon and workpiece useful therein
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-12-26
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Granted: 1981-06-02
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Expires: 1999-12-26
Abstract
Abstract Polycrystalline silicon is obtained by providing a silicon wafer having disposed over at least one face thereof a base coating of oxide, nitride or oxynitride composition, forming a substantially pinhole-free and scratch-free layer of carbon on said base coating over at least the face, forming on the face of the carbon layer a layer of polycrystalline silicon, and removing the silicon layer from the protective coating. Any of the carbon layer adhering to the silicon layer is easily removable to provide the silicon layer separate from the substrate. The wafer/coating unit is reusable in the procedure. The wafer/coating/carbon layer unit comprises a workpiece useful in the practice of the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence Hill
- 👤 Dennis Garbis
- 👤 Robert Heller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:04
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/01; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9335; Y10S428/938; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/30; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A workpiece useful in the chemical vapor deposition of polycrystalline silicon comprising: (A) a solid substrate body having a substantially planar upper face and a sidewall; (B) a base coating disposed over at least said substrate body face, said base coating being selected from the group consisting of oxide, nitride and oxynitride compositions, and (C) a substantially pinhole-free and scratch-free layer of carbon disposed over at least the face of said base coating and adapted to receive polycrystalline silicon thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A workpiece useful in the chemical vapor deposition of polycrystalline silicon comprising: (A) a solid substrate body having a substantially planar upper face and a sidewall; (B) a base coating disposed over at least said substrate body face, said base coating being selected from the group consisting of oxide, nitride and oxynitride compositions, and (C) a substantially pinhole-free and scratch-free layer of carbon disposed over at least the face of said base coating and adapted to receive polycrystalline silicon thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The workpiece of claim 1 wherein said base coating is disposed at least over said substrate body face and the sidewall thereof, and said carbon layer is disposed at least over said base coating face and the sidewall thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The workpiece of claim 2 wherein said base coating encloses the entire surface of said substrate body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The workpiece of claim 2 additionally including a layer of polycrystalline silicon disposed over at least said carbon layer face.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The workpiece of claim 2 wherein said base coating is substantially pinhole-free and scratch-free.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The workpiece of claim 2 wherein said substrate body face is highly polished.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The workpiece of claim 2 wherein said carbon layer on said base coating face is of uniform thickness.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The workpiece of claim 2 wherein said substrate body is formed of silicon.
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