Ingot growing apparatus

Abstract

An ingot growing apparatus, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a growth furnace in which a main crucible accommodating molten silicon for growing an ingot is disposed; a preliminary melting part which receives and melts a solid silicon material and a dopant, and has a preliminary crucible that supplies the molten silicon to the main crucible; a transfer part which transfers the solid silicon material and the dopant to the preliminary crucible; a silicon supply part which supplies the solid silicon material to the transfer part; and a dopant supply part which is disposed on an upper side of the transfer part and supplies the dopant to the transfer part according to a concentration of the dopant melted in the main crucible.

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