Method and apparatus for melt growth of crystalline semiconductor sheets
Abstract
An economical method is presented for forming thin sheets of crystalline silicon suitable for use in a photovoltaic conversion cell by solidification from the liquid phase. Two spatially separated, generally coplanar filaments wettable by liquid silicon and joined together at the end by a bridge member are immersed in a silicon melt and then slowly withdrawn from the melt so that a silicon crystal is grown between the edge of the bridge and the filaments.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5719531
- Application Number:
- ON: DE82004529
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; SILICON; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; CAPILLARY FLOW; FILMS; POLYCRYSTALS; CRYSTALS; ELEMENTS; FLUID FLOW; SEMIMETALS; 140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion
Citation Formats
Ciszek, T F, and Hurd, J L. Method and apparatus for melt growth of crystalline semiconductor sheets. United States: N. p., 1981.
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Ciszek, T F, & Hurd, J L. Method and apparatus for melt growth of crystalline semiconductor sheets. United States.
Ciszek, T F, and Hurd, J L. Wed .
"Method and apparatus for melt growth of crystalline semiconductor sheets". United States.
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title = {Method and apparatus for melt growth of crystalline semiconductor sheets},
author = {Ciszek, T F and Hurd, J L},
abstractNote = {An economical method is presented for forming thin sheets of crystalline silicon suitable for use in a photovoltaic conversion cell by solidification from the liquid phase. Two spatially separated, generally coplanar filaments wettable by liquid silicon and joined together at the end by a bridge member are immersed in a silicon melt and then slowly withdrawn from the melt so that a silicon crystal is grown between the edge of the bridge and the filaments.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1981},
month = {2}
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