State-of-the-art growth of silicon for PV applications

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-60

  Arnberg, Lars ^a   Di Sabatino, Marisa ^a   Ovrelid, Eivind J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

A1. Solidification; A2. Bridgman technique; A2. Czochralski method; A2. Edge defined film fed growth; A2. Gradient freeze technique; B3. Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BRIDGMAN PROCESS; BRIDGMAN TECHNIQUES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; DEFECT-FREE; DIRECT SOLAR; EDGE DEFINED FILM FED GROWTH; FLOAT ZONES; GRADIENT FREEZE TECHNIQUES; IMPURITY CONTAMINATION; IMPURITY LEVEL; MICRO-SEGREGATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PLANAR SOLIDIFICATION; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS;

CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; DEFECTS; FILM GROWTH; POLYSILICON; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDIFICATION;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84867487859     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.03.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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