Towards solar grade silicon: Challenges and benefits for low cost photovoltaics

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1528-1533

  Pizzini, Sergio ^a  

^a Ned Silicon Spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Directional solidification; Metallic impurities; Non metallic impurities; Photovoltaics; Solar grade silicon; Upgrading metallurgical silicon

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION; METALLIC IMPURITY; NONMETALLIC IMPURITIES; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR GRADE SILICON; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS;

COST REDUCTION; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION; FEEDSTOCKS; INGOTS; METALLURGY; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON WAFERS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLIDIFICATION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 77955429654     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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