In 1916, Jan Czochralski mistakenly dipped his pen into molten metal, and the strange discovery became the foundation of modern silicon chips

A chance discovery in a lab over a century ago by Jan Czochralski changed the world. His accidental observation of a metallic ...
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Adjusting oxygen distribution in Czochralski silicon crystal growth

Researchers in Taiwan have discovered that in polysilicon production the crucible angular speed affects the oxygen concentration near the crucible wall, which in turn affects the wafers’ mechanical ...

110 years ago, a Polish scientist accidentally dipped his pen into molten tin - what he discovered still helps run your smartphone

A lab accident in 1916 led to a breakthrough in crystal growth. Jan Czochralski's method for creating pure silicon crystals ...