Crystal Growth of Si Ingots for Solar Cells Using Cast Furnaces

A review of the crystal growth and defects of Si ingots for solar cells and their main technologies for ingot growth development

Kazuo Nakajima (Author)

9780128197486

Paperback, published 27 September 2019

390 pages, Approx. 120 illustrations
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.5 cm, 0.61 kg

"This book provides excellent coverage of the science and technology that has gone into improving multicrystalline silicon for solar cells. The figures clearly illustrate important concepts. The references are up to date (through 2018) and extensive. Despite the many years of research that has gone into silicon solar cells, this book demonstrates that innovation is still possible to produce better quality materials." --MRS Bulletin

Approx.360 pages

1. Basic growth and crystallographic quality of Si crystals for solar cells
2. Basic characterization and electrical properties of Si crystals
3. Growth of Si multicrystalline ingots using the conventional cast method
4. Dendritic cast method
5. High performance (HP) cast method
6. Mono-like cast method
7. Growth of Si ingots using cast furnaces by the NOC method
8. Future technologies of Si ingots for solar cells

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]