Crucible and crystal growth equipment

Abstract

Provided is a crucible capable of improving uniformity of a temperature distribution of a melt drawn by a seed crystal and obtaining a crystal having a more uniform composition, and a crystal growth equipment including the crucible. The crucible includes a melt storage portion 24 that stores a melt that is a raw material of a crystal, and a die unit 34 that controls a shape of the crystal. The die portion 34 includes a die flow path 36 through which the melt 30 is passed from a storage portion outlet 32 provided on a bottom surface of the melt storage portion 24 toward a die outlet 38 provided on an end surface of the die portion 34. The die flow path 36 includes a narrow portion 36a1 whose flow path cross-sectional area is smaller than an opening area of the die outlet 38.

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