Czochralski

English

Etymology

From Polish Czochralski, a surname. Named after the inventor of the process, Jan Czochralski (1885–1953), Polish chemist.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoʊˈkɹɑlski/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈkɹælski/, /t͡ʃɒxˈɹælski/

Noun

Czochralski (uncountable)

1. (attributive, inorganic chemistry) Short for Czochralski process.
   • 1999, Reinhard Krause-Rehberg, Hartmut S. Leipner, “Basics of Positron Annihilation in Semiconductors”, in Positron Annihilation in Semiconductors: Defect Studies (Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences; 127), Berlin: Springer, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 104:

     Mascher et al. (1989b) presented a correlated investigation of electron-irradiation-induced divacancies in silicon by positron annihilation, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and infrared absorption. The defects were created by 2-MeV irradiation of Czochralski-grown Si at room temperature to a dose of 1×10¹⁸ cm^–2.

   • 2011, Basant Agrawal, G. N. Tiwari, “Life Cycle Energy Analysis”, in Building Integrated Photovoltaic Thermal Systems: For Sustainable Developments (RSC Energy Series; 4), Cambridge: RSC Publishing, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 284:

     The energy required to produce electronic grade silicon (EG-Si) from MG-Si is 100 kWh kg^–1 and there is a 90% yield. The EG-Si is melted in a Czochralski crystal puller at 1400 °C and the silicon slowly crystallizes to form a single crystal ingot of silicon.

Synonyms

• Cz, CZ (abbreviations)

Related terms

• Czochralski process, Czochralski method, Czochralski technique

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂɔˈxral.ski/
• Rhymes: -alski
• Syllabification: Czo‧chral‧ski

Proper noun

Czochralski m pers (female equivalent Czochralska)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Czochralski

	singular	plural
nominative	Czochralski	Czochralscy
genitive	Czochralskiego	Czochralskich
dative	Czochralskiemu	Czochralskim
accusative	Czochralskiego	Czochralskich
instrumental	Czochralskim	Czochralskimi
locative	Czochralskim	Czochralskich
vocative	Czochralski	Czochralscy

Further reading

• “Czochralski”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022