Development of grain structures of multi-crystalline silicon from randomly orientated seeds in directional solidification

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 387, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-15

  Wong, Y T ^a   Hsu, C ^b   Lan, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Sino American Silicon Productions Inc   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A1. Directional solidification; A3. Grain growth; A3. Twin boundaries; B2. Silicon

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BACKSCATTERED DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; PULLING RATES; RANDOM ORIENTATIONS; TWIN BOUNDARIES; TWIN FORMATION;

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METAL CASTINGS;

SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 84887664697     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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