Methods for manufacturing geometric multi-crystalline cast materials
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OSTI ID:1109105
Methods are provided for casting one or more of a semi-conductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material. With such methods, a cast body of a geometrically ordered multi-crystalline form of the one or more of a semiconductor, an oxide, and an intermetallic material may be formed that is free or substantially free of radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 10 cm.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-98GO10337
- Assignee:
- Advanced Metallurgical Group Idealcast Solar Corp. (Wayne, PA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,591,649
- Application Number:
- 12/670,236
- OSTI ID:
- 1109105
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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