Compensated Silicon Crystals by Metallurgy Route

Kh A. Abdullin, B. A. Beketov, G. N. Chumikov, B. N. Mukashev, M. F. Tamendarov, T. S. Turmagambetov, M. R. Page, D. M. Kline

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Abstract

The alumothermic reduction of silica from silicate slag was studied for obtaining a silicon-containing alloy (SCA). A synthetic slag (SS) with composition close to that of phosphorous industry waste (PIW) is used. SS consists of more than 90% silicon dioxide, calcium oxide and less than l0% of other element's oxides. SCA was upgraded by acid leaching up to pure silicon of a fine powder structure. Compensated poly- and mono-crystalline silicon, with resistivity from 0.6 (bottom of crystal) to 4 (top of crystal) Ohm · cm, was grown by Czochralski method using this powder.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)854-858
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume8
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-5200-46593

Keywords

  • Acid leaching
  • Alumothermic reduction
  • Melting
  • Metallurgical-grade silicon
  • Monocrystals
  • Polycrystals
  • Silicon
  • Solidification

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