Bulk solar grade silicon: How chemistry and physics play to get a benevolent microstructured material

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-188

  Pizzini, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Ned Silicon Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONIC GRADE; GROWTH PROCESS; HARVESTING SYSTEM; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH-PURITY; MICROSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; MULTICRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SIEMENS; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS; TRICHLOROSILANE;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FEEDSTOCKS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67349180325     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: 14320630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-008-4981-5     Document Type: Article

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