Mono-crystalline growth in directional solidification of silicon with different orientation and splitting of seed crystals

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 351, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-140

  Trempa, M ^a   Reimann, C ^a,b   Friedrich, J ^a,b   Muller G ^a   Oriwol, D ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY IISB   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A1. Crystal structure; A1. Directional solidification; A1. Growth models; A2. Seed crystals; A2. Single crystal growth

Indexed keywords

CRUCIBLE WALL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; GROWTH MODELS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MISORIENTED GRAINS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SEED CRYSTAL; SEED ORIENTATION; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GRAIN GROWTH; SOLIDIFICATION;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 84861206689     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.04.035     Document Type: Article

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