Thermodynamics on the solidification refining of silicon with Si-Al melts

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 549-558

  Yoshikawa, Takeshi ^a   Morita, Kazuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Segregation ratio; Silicon refining; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

MELTING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

PURIFICATION ABILITY; SEGREGATION RATIO; SILICON REFINING; SOLAR GRADE SILICON (SOG-SI);

SILICON;

EID: 23244438547     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (34)

1. Y. Kato, K. Hanazawa, H. Baba, N. Nakamura, N. Yuge, Y. Sakaguchi, S. Hisawa, and F. Aratani, "Purification of Metallurgical Grade Silicon to Solar Grade for Use in Solar Cell Wafers", Tetsu-to-Hagané, 86 (2000), 717-724.
2. F. A. Trumbore, "Solid Solubilities of Impurity Elements in Germanium and Silicon", Bell System Tech. J., 39 (1960), 206-233.
3. T. H. Wang, T. F. Ciszek, C. R. Schwerdtfeger, H. Moutinho, and R. Matson, "Growth of Silicon Thin Layers on Cast MG-Si from Metal Solutions for Solar Cells", Solar Energy Mater. Solar Cells, 41/42 (1996), 19-30.
4. Z. Shi, W. Zhang, G. F. Zheng, V. L. Chin, A. Stephens, M. A. Green, and R. Bergman, "The Effects of Solvent and Dopant Impurities on the Performance of LPE Silicon Solar Cells", Solar Energy Mater. Solar Cells, 41/42 (1996), 53-60.
5. K. Kita, H. Yamatsugu, C. Wen, H. Komiyama, and K. Yamada, "Zone-Defined Growth of Multicrystalline Silicon film from Metal-Silicon Solution", Solar Energy Mater. Solar Cells, 65 (2001), 465-470.
6. W. G. Pfann, "Temperature Gradient Zone Melting", J. Metals, 203 (1955), 961.
7. G. W. Toop, "Predicting Ternary Activities Using Binary Data", Trans. Metall. Soc. AIME, 242 (1965), 850-855.
8. R. N. Ghoshtagore, "Dopant Diffusion in Silicon. III. Acceptors", Phys. Rev. B, 3 (1971), 2507-2514.
9. R. N. Ghoshtagore, "Intrinsic Diffusion of Boron and Phosphorus in Silicon from Effects", Phys. Rev. B, 3 (1971), 389-396.
10. T. Yoshikawa and K. Morita, "Solid Solubilities and Thermodynamic Properties of Aluminum in Solid Silicon", J. Electrochem. Soc., 150 (2003), G468-471.
11. T. Yoshikawa and K. Morita, "Thermodynamics of Solid Silicon Equilibrated with Si-Al-Cu Liquid Alloys", J. Phys. Chem. Solids, accepted.
12. H. Okamoto, ed., Phase Diagrams of Binary Iron Alloys (Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 1993), 380.
13. I. Barin, Thermochemical Data of Pure Substances (Weinheim, New York: VCH,1989).
14. E. Weber and H. G. Riotte, "The Solution of Iron in Silicon", J. Appl. Phys., 51 (1980), 1484-1488.
15. C. B. Collins, R. O. Carlson and C. J. Gallagher, "Properties of Gold-Doped Silicon", Phys. Rev., 105 (1957), 1168-1173.
16. G. J. Sprokel and J. M. Fairfield, "Diffusion of Gold into Silicon Crystals", J. Electrochem. Soc., 12 (1965), 200-203.
17. R. C. Dorward and J. S. Kirkaldy, "Thermodynamic Properties of Copper and Gold in Solid States", Trans. Metall.Soc. AIME, 242 (1968), 2055-2061.
18. S. Haridoss, F. Beniere, M. Gauneau, and A. Rupert, "Diffusion of Gallium in Silicon", J. Appl. Phys., 51 (1980), 5833-5837.
19. C. S. Fuller and J. A. Ditzenberger, "Diffusion of Donar and Acceptor Elements in Silicon", J. Appl. Phys., 27 (1956), 544-553.
20. R.W. Olesinski and G.J. Abbaschian, "The Cu-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 7 (1986), 170-178.
21. C. D. Thurmond and M. Kowalchik, "Germanium and Silicon Liquidus Curves", Bell System Tech. J., 39 (1960), 169-205.
22. R. W. Olesinski and G. J. Abbaschian, "The Ga-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 6 (1985), 362-364.
23. R. W. Olesinski and G. J. Abbaschian, "The Sb-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 6 (1985), 445-448.
24. R. W. Olesinski and G. J. Abbaschian, "The Bi-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 6 (1985), 359-361.
25. T. Miki, K. Morita and M. Yamawaki, "Measurements of Thermodynamic Properties of Iron in Molten Silicon by Knudsen Effusion Method", J. Mass Spectrom. Soc. Jpn., 47 (1999), 72-75.
26. T. Miki, K. Morita and N. Sano, "Thermodynamic Properties of Titanium and Iron in Molten Silicon", Metall. Mater. Trans. B, 28B (1997), 861-867.
27. R. Hultgren, P. D. Desai, D. T. Hawkins, M. Gleiser, and K. K. Kelley, Selected Values of the Thermodynamic Properties of Binary Alloys (Metals Park, OH: Am. Soc. Metals, 1973).
28. R. W. Olesinski and G. J. Abbaschian, "The In-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 6 (1985), 128-130.
29. R. W. Olesinski and G. J. Abbaschian, "The Pb-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 5 (1984), 271-273.
30. P. D. Desai, "Thermodynamic Properties of Selected Binary Aluminum Alloy System", J. Phys.Chem. Ref. Data, 16 (1987), 104-124.
31. T. Yoshikawa and K. Morita, "Thermodynamics of Titanium and Boron in Molten Aluminum", J. Jpn. Inst. Metals, 68 (2004), 390-394.
32. A. Zaja̧czkowski and J. Botor, "Thermodynamics of the Al-Sb System Determined by Vapour Pressure Measurements", Z. Metallkd., 86 (1995), 590-596.
33. J. L. Murray and A. J. McAlister, "The Al-Si System", Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 5 (1984), 74-84.
34. J. R. Davis, A. Rohatgi, R. H. Hopkins, P. D. Blais, P. Rai-Choudhury, J. R. McCormick and H. C. Mollenkopf, "Impurities in Silicon Solar Cells", IEEE Trans. Electrodevices, ED-27 (1980), 677-687.