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http://dx.doi.org/10.6111/JKCGCT.2014.24.2.047

The current status in the silicon crystal growth technology for solar cells  

Lee, A-Young (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Incheon National University)
Lee, Dong-Gue (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Incheon National University)
Kim, Young-Kwan (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Incheon National University)
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Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology / v.24, no.2, 2014 , pp. 47-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
Three kinds of crystalline silicon have been used for the solar cell grade. First of all, single crystalline silicon is the main subject to enhance the production yield. Most of the efforts are focused on the control of the melt-crystal interface shape affected by the crystal-crucible rotation rate. The main subject in the multi-crystalline silicon ingot is the contamination control. Faster Ar gas flow above the melt surface will lower the carbon contamination in the crystal. And also, twin boundary electrically inactive is found to be more effective than grain boundary for the improvement of the MCLT. In the case of mono-like silicon material, propagation of the multi-crystalline silicon growing from the inner side crucible is the problem lowering the portion of the single crystalline part at the center of the ingot. Crystal growing apparatus giving higher cooling rate at the bottom and lower cooling rate at the side crucible was suggested as the optimum solution obtaining higher quality of the mono-like silicon ingot. Proper application of the seeds at the bottom of the crucible would be one of the solutions.
Keywords
Crystalline silicon solar cell; Single crystalline Si; Multi-crystalline Si; High efficiency; Mono-like Si;
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