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Crystal growing method and crystal growing apparatus

CA 2344518 A1 · Owner: Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. · Inventors: Sanjoh, Akira

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A crystal growing apparatus comprises a solid-state device (22) having a region (22a) where valence electrons are so controlled that the density of holes or electrons in the surface portion is controlled according to the environment of a solution (23) containing a polymer compound and a heatgenerating device (24) disposed near the region (22a). The region (22a) is an impurity region formed on a silicon semiconductor substrate. The heatgenerating device (24) includes a Cr heating wire. A crystal growing method comprises heating a solution (23) by means of a heat-generating device (24). A crystal of a polymer compound is grown in the heated solution (23) in an electric state given to …

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  • Filed August 11, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 11, 2019.
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FiledAugust 11, 1999
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedAugust 11, 2019
Patent numberCA 2344518 A1
Classification (IPC)C30B29/58 +2 more

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