DEVICE FOR GROWING SHAPED SAPPHIRE MONOCRYSTAL Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC C30B15/34 C30B29/20 

FIELD: crystal growth.

SUBSTANCE: device comprises vacuum chamber with melting pot and molding unit, wolfram heater, shields, rod with the holder for seed provided with a mechanism for lifting crystal and mounted outside of the chamber, and melt make-up system made of a hopper with tube and system for control of heating and rate of crystal lift. The device is additionally provided with roasting vacuum chamber that is mounted above the chamber with melting pot and molding unit coaxially to it and the system for synchronization of mass of the crystal to be grown and the flow rate of the make-up material. The roasting chamber has autonomous heater whose height is equal or exceed the maximum size of the length of the crystal to be grown. The diameter of the roasting chamber is 0.6-0.9 of the diameter of the bottom chamber. The baffle provided with openings for the rod with seed holder is interposed between the chambers.

EFFECT: enhanced quality of crystal.

6 cl, 2 dwg