Upgrading metallurgical grade (MG) silicon for use as solar grade feedstock

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 49-52

  Khattak, Chandra P ^a   Joyce, David B ^a   Schmid, Frederick ^a  

^a Crystal Systems Inc Salem MA USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; METALLURGY; REFINING;

DOPED SILICON; LOW COSTS; MG SILICONS; MOLTEN STATE; REFINING PROCESS; SCALED-UP; SEGREGATION COEFFICIENTS;

SILICON;

EID: 84949561740     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.915750     Document Type: Conference Paper

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