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Patent Inventor Names
Daniel Doble1
Weidong Huang1
Scott Reitsma1
Christine Richardson1
Richard Wallace1
Date of Patent
January 26, 2010
1Patent Application Number
122009961
Date Filed
August 29, 2008
1Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A string for use in a string ribbon crystal has a base portion with a refractory material, and an externally exposed layer radially outward of the refractory material. The base portion has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is generally matched with the coefficient of thermal expansion for silicon. The externally exposed layer has a contact angle with silicon of between about 15 and 120 degrees.
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