Howdy - every once in a while I'll see somebody with the end of a silicon ingot (the cone shaped end:
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Does anybody know where I can find these? Do they have a name? Thanks!-Michael
where to buy the ends of silicon ingots?
Mar 15, 2008
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Judging by the amount of work it takes to make pure silicon, I'd guess they get tossed right back in the next boule.
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Yep, It's used as the "seed" for subsequent "pulls".
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That can't always be true - I mean - I've definitely seen people with them on their desks using them as paperweights...
-Michael
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Call American Elements. I needed a half-sphere of ultrapure Si a while back and they were able to find someone to custom-make one. Plus, they sell Si ingots.
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IMO, a silicon bar of the type used by investors makes a more impressive paperweight:
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Guy Macon
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