Process for the production of semiconductor materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improvement in a process for the production of semiconductor materials from the vapor decomposition of a precursor compound of the desired semiconductor material and the deposition of the desired semiconductor material. The improvement comprises the heating of the exterior surface of a metallic enclosure of a reactor to facilitate preheating thin rods of the semiconductor material the rods supplying, the heat for decomposition and acting as a substrate for deposition, to a temperature of about 250°C. to render the thin rods conductive enough to effectively pass an electric current.