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Dopant coated bead-like silicon particles
Assignee: Albemarle Corp
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Filing: 1987-11-27
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Granted: 1988-12-06
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Expires: 2007-11-27
Abstract
Abstract Particles of silicon and a p or n carrier substance which are in spherical or spheroidal form, and suitable for use in the preparation of doped semiconductor devices, can be prepared by a fluidized bed technique for chemical vapor deposition of a carrier substance (B, P, As or Sb). The prepared products have a kernel of high purity polysilicon and a layer of silicon/dopant alloy upon the kernel. Optionally, the particles have a thin outer layer of silicon.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H. Allen
- 👤 Jameel Ibrahim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:39
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01B; C01B33/00; C01B33/02; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/24; B; B01; B01J; B01J2/00; B01J2/003; B01J2/16; C23C16/44; C23C16/442; C30; C30B; C30B29/00; C30B29/02; C30B29/06; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/12; Y10T428/12181; Y10T428/12493; Y10T428/12674; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
A silicon composition in bead or bead-like particulate form characterized by having (i) a center portion of high purity silicon and (ii) a layer on said center portion, said layer having a p or n carrier substance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A silicon composition in bead or bead-like particulate form characterized by having (i) a center portion of high purity silicon and (ii) a layer on said center portion, said layer having a p or n carrier substance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said layer is an alloy of silicon in predominantly major proportion with a minor amount of said p or n carrier substance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 1 being further characterized in that the beads or bead-like particles of said composition are relatively uniform in size and substantially free of planar surfaces and surface boundaries of the type obtained by comminuting larger particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dopant alloy composition in free flowing particulate form consisting essentially of spherical or substantially spherical particles of a narrow size distribution and characterized by: (a) being comprised of, (b) an inner nucleus of essentially pure silicon, and (c) a relatively thin layer around said nucleus, and composed of high purity silicon alloyed with a p or n carrier type element selected from B, P, As, or Sb, said dopant alloy being suitable for batch or continuous Czochralski processes for preparing doped, single crystalline silicon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A dopant alloy composition in free flowing particulate form consisting essentially of spherical or substantially spherical particles of a narrow size distribution and characterized by: (a) being comprised of, (b) an inner nucleus of essentially pure silicon, and (c) a relatively thin layer around said nucleus, and composed of high purity silicon alloyed with a p or n carrier type element selected from B, P, As, or Sb, said dopant alloy being suitable for batch or continuous Czochralski processes for preparing doped, single crystalline silicon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A silicon composition in bead or bead-like form and characterized by having (i) a center portion of high purity silicon encapsulated within (ii) a relatively thin layer of an alloy of silicon with a p or n carrier element, and (iii) an outer coat of essentially pure silicon, said outer coat being substantially thinner than said thin layer of silicon alloy, said composition being further characterized by being suitable for use as a dopant alloy for batch or continuous Czochralski processes for preparing doped, single crystalline silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
87 words
A silicon composition in bead or bead-like form and characterized by having (i) a center portion of high purity silicon encapsulated within (ii) a relatively thin layer of an alloy of silicon with a p or n carrier element, and (iii) an outer coat of essentially pure silicon, said outer coat being substantially thinner than said thin layer of silicon alloy, said composition being further characterized by being suitable for use as a dopant alloy for batch or continuous Czochralski processes for preparing doped, single crystalline silicon.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
The silicon composition of claim 5 composed of bead or bead-like particles having a size range of from about 100 to about 2000 microns and a size distribution range of less than 150 microns.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The silicon composition of claim 5 wherein said thin layer of an alloy of silicon is from 50 to about 100 microns thick.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The silicon composition of claim 7 wherein said silicon outer coat is from about 1 to about 10 microns thick.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The silicon composition of claim 8 wherein the composition of said carrier element in said particle is from about 10 to about 3000 ppma.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
A silicon composition of claim 9 wherein said carrier element is boron.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A silicon composition of claim 9, wherein said carrier element is phosphorus.
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