Silicon crystal morphologies during solidification refining from AlSi melts

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 318, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 212-218

  Ullah, Mohammad W ^a   Carlberg, Torbjörn ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A1. Crystal morphology; A1. Solidification; A2. Bridgman technique; B2. Semiconducting silicon; B3. Solar cells

Indexed keywords

A1. SOLIDIFICATION; B2. SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; B3.SOLAR CELL; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUES; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTALS; DISSOLUTION; FLOTATION; LIQUID METALS; MORPHOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REFINING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 79952736719     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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