Nucleation and bulk growth control for high efficiency silicon ingot casting

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 318, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 283-287

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Zheng, Lili ^a   Ma, Xu ^a   Zhao, Bo ^b   Wang, Cheng ^b   Xu, Fanghua ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jinggong Science and Technology Co   (China)

Author keywords

A1. Directional solidification; A2. Growth from melt; A2. Industrial crystallization; B3. Solar cells

Indexed keywords

A2. INDUSTRIAL CRYSTALLIZATION; B3.SOLAR CELL; BULK GROWTH; DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLUID FLOW; GROWTH FROM MELTS; GROWTH SYSTEMS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HOT ZONE; INDUSTRIAL GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS; SILICON INGOT;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NUCLEATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79952739469     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2010.10.103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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