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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2011.21.5.193

Finite element analysis for czochralski growth process of sapphire single crystal  

Lim, S.J. (Simulation Center, Business Support Div., KICET)
Shin, H.Y. (Simulation Center, Business Support Div., KICET)
Kim, J.H. (Simulation Center, Business Support Div., KICET)
Im, J.I. (Simulation Center, Business Support Div., KICET)
Abstract
Recently sapphire crystals are used in LED applications. The Czochralski (CZ) growth process is one of the most important techniques for growing high quality sapphire single crystal. A successful growth of perfect single crystals requires the control of heat and mass transport phenomena in the CZ growth furnace. In this study, the growth processes of the sapphire crystal in an inductively heated CZ furnace have been analyzed numerically using finite element method. The results shown that the high temperature positions moved from the crucible surface to inside the melt and the crystal-melt interface changed to the flat shape when the rpm was increased. Also the crystal-melt interface shape has been influenced by the shoulder shape of the grown crystal during the initial stage.
Keywords
Sapphire; Czochralski process; FEM; Crystal-melt interface; rpm; Shoulder;
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