Polycrystalline silicon for solar cells produced at low cost. Molten silicon poured from quartz trough onto moving carbon-coated ceramic substrate. Doctor blade spreads liquid silicon evenly over substrate. Molten material solidifies to form sheet of polycrystalline silicon having photovoltaic conversion efficiency greater than 10 percent. Method produces 100-um-thick silicon coatings at speed 0.15 centimeter per second.


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    Title :

    Top-Coating Silicon Onto Ceramic


    Contributors:
    Heaps, J. D. (author) / Nelson, L. D. (author) / Zook, J. D. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1985-04-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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