Patent 7473317 was granted and assigned to Sumitomo Electric Industries on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A crystal growth crucible made of boron nitride includes a cylindrical tip portion for accommodating a seed crystal, and a cylindrical straight-body portion for growing a crystal, which is formed above the tip portion and has a diameter larger than that of the tip portion. Thickness T1 of the tip portion and thickness T2 of the straight-body portion satisfy a condition of 0.1 mm≦T2<T1≦5 mm, and inside diameter D2 and length L2 of the straight-body portion satisfy conditions of 100 mm<D2 and 2<L2/D2<5.