Low-cost solar grade silicon purification process with Al-Si system using a powder metallurgy technique

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-39

  Gu, Xin ^a   Yu, Xuegong ^a   Yang, Deren ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al Si; Powder metallurgy; Purification; Solar grade Si

Indexed keywords

AL-SI; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; HIGH COSTS; IMPURITY CONTENT; LOW LEVEL; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY; POWDER MIXTURES; PURIFICATION PROCESS; PURIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR GRADE SI; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; COSTS; METALLURGY; PURIFICATION; RAW MATERIALS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SILICON;

EID: 78751584917     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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