New processes for the production of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon: A review

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 418-424

  Braga, A F B ^a   Moreira, S P ^a   Zampieri, P R ^a   Bacchin, J M G ^a   Mei, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Silicon purification; solar grade silicon

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

GLOBAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; METALLURGICAL ROUTES; SILICON PRODUCTION; SILICON PURIFICATION; SOLAR-GRADE SILICON;

POLYSILICON;

EID: 38649132302     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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