Growth and characterization of multicrystalline silicon ingots by directional solidification for solar cell applications

Energy Procedia

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages 371-376

  Ganesh, R Bairava ^a   Ryningen, Birgit ^b   Syvertsen, Martin ^b   Øvrelid, Eivind ^b   Saha, Ivan ^a   Tathgar, Harsharn ^c   Rajeswaran, G ^a  

^a Moserbaer Solar Limited   (India)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

^c Umoe AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Directional solidification; Dislocation; Gettering; Multicrystalline silicon; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME; COOLING; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); INGOTS; METAL CASTINGS; NUCLEATION; POLYSILICON; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

COOLING CONDITIONS; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; GETTERING; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS;

UNDERCOOLING;

EID: 80052092791     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2011.06.152     Document Type: Conference Paper

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