Nucleation in small scale multicrystalline silicon ingots

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 361, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 206-211

  Brynjulfsen, I ^a   Arnberg, L ^a   Autruffe, A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

A1. Nucleation; A1. Solidification; A2. Growth from melt; B1. Silicon

Indexed keywords

BRIDGMAN FURNACE; CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESS; GROWTH FROM MELTS; GROWTH SELECTION; HIGH RATE; HIGH UNDERCOOLINGS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON INGOTS; NUCLEATION MECHANISM; SMALL SCALE; SOLAR CELL SILICON; SOLIDIFICATION RATE; VERTICAL GROWTH;

DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); EXPERIMENTS; GRAIN GROWTH; INGOTS; POLYSILICON; SOLIDIFICATION;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 84867612860     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.09.045     Document Type: Article

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