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Method for producing articles of high-purity synthetic quartz glass
Assignee: Siltronic AG
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Filing: 1983-12-30
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Granted: 1986-02-25
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Expires: 2003-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A method is described according to which articles of quartz glass, particrly quartz crucibles for use in crucible pulling according to Czochralski of high-purity synthetic quartz glass can be produced. High-purity silicon tetrachloride is hydrolized with water. The hydrolysis product is separated, dried, shaped, sintered and superficially fused.
Inventors
- 👤 Winfried Lang
- 👤 Rudolf Griesshammer
- 👤 Michael Schwab
- 👤 Werner Zulehner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:00
CPC Classifications
C; C30; C30B; C30B15/00; C30B15/10; C03; C03B; C03B19/00; C03B19/06; C03B19/063; C03B19/066; C03B19/12; C03B20/00; C03B2201/00; C03B2201/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for producing articles of high-purity synthetic quartz, comprising the steps of: (a) hydrolyzing liquid silicon tetrachloride with water in a liquid phase hydrolysis reaction by adding said water to an excess amount of said silicon tetrachloride so as to produce a hydrolysis product, said liquid silicon tetrachloride having a purity at least equivalent to the purity of silicon tetrachloride as obtained as a by-product in the production of polycrystalline silicon by decomposition of trichlorosilane and said water having a purity of approximately equal degree to that of said liquid silicon tetrachloride; (b) separating and drying the hydrolysis product; (c) shaping the dried hydrolysis product to form an article having at least one inside wall; (d) sintering said article; and (e) superficially fusing said sintered article so that said inside wall thereofd has a quartz fused surface layer which has a thickness of about from 20-40% of the total wall thickness.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for producing articles of high-purity synthetic quartz, comprising the steps of: (a) hydrolyzing liquid silicon tetrachloride with water in a liquid phase hydrolysis reaction by adding said water to an excess amount of said silicon tetrachloride so as to produce a hydrolysis product, said liquid silicon tetrachloride having a purity at least equivalent to the purity of silicon tetrachloride as obtained as a by-product in the production of polycrystalline silicon by decomposition of trichlorosilane and said water having a purity of approximately equal degree to that of said liquid silicon tetrachloride; (b) separating and drying the hydrolysis product; (c) shaping the dried hydrolysis product to form an article having at least one inside wall; (d) sintering said article; and (e) superficially fusing said sintered article so that said inside wall thereofd has a quartz fused surface layer which has a thickness of about from 20-40% of the total wall thickness.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, wherein silicon tetrachloride produced in the preparation of silicon by decomposition of trichlorosilane is that which is hydrolyzed in step (a).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1, wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed by isostatic hot-pressing.
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