The influence of growth rate on the formation and avoidance of C and N related precipitates during directional solidification of multi crystalline silicon

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 312, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1517-1524

  Trempa, M ^a   Reimann, C ^a,b   Friedrich, J ^a,b   Muller G ^a,c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY IISB   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c Crystal Consulting   (Germany)

Author keywords

A1. Directional solidification; A1. Growth rate; A1. Impurities; A1. SiC, Si3N4 Precipitates; A2. Vertical gradient freeze; B2. Multi crystalline silicon

Indexed keywords

A1. DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION; A1. GROWTH RATE; A1. IMPURITIES; DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE;

CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GROWTH RATE; METAL CASTINGS; PRECIPITATES; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77950299891     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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