Apparatus and method for pulling single crystal

An apparatus for pulling a single crystal, comprising:

• a crucible to be charged with a melt;
• and
• an auxiliary heating device including a heating section to be located so as to surround a seed crystal at a position above and near the melt when in said crucible, said heating section having a vertically lower area and a vertically upper area, with a heating strength of said vertically lower area being greater than a heating strength of said vertically upper area.

A method for pulling a single crystal, comprising:

• pulling a seed crystal from a crucible charged with a melt, through a heating section, of an auxiliary heating device, at a position above and near said melt, said heating section having a vertically lower area and a vertically upper area, with a heating strength of said vertically lower area being greater than a heating strength of said vertically upper area,
• wherein a heating power of said heating section is within a range of from 30% to 80% of a heating power necessary for enabling melting of a surface of a front portion of said seed crystal when said seed crystal is dipped into said melt so as to form a neck.