The local temperature solution near the triple-phase line of a solidifying front, its melt, and a
surrounding inert phase was obtained analytically including all three phases and …

Abstract Three-phase (solid, melt, and gas) and two-phase (solid and melt) models of
horizontal ribbon growth were compared to identify the significance of different gas effects …

The existence of solidification growth fronts having intersecting facets (double faceted) has
recently been observed in silicon experiments of horizontal ribbon growth. This study …

Simulations of horizontal ribbon growth of silicon using a high-order finite element method
were used to assess the sensitivity of results to the coefficients used in the solidification …

The discrepancies between kinetic model predictions and experimental observations of two-
dimensional (2D) nucleation-mediated growth of silicon limits modeling reliability for existing …

Unsteady simulations of horizontal ribbon growth of silicon were performed that included
both Marangoni and buoyancy effects. A chaotic flow was observed dominated by strong …

The interfacial geometry at the triple-phase line is defined by the growth angle, θ gr, and the
solid angle, θ s. θ gr is the angle between the melt-gas interface and the plane defined by …

Most heat transfer models for bulk crystal growth rely on the classical Stefan formulation to
evaluate interface motion during phase change. However, when the interface is non-smooth …

Solar energy is increasingly becoming a significant contributor to renewables for powering
portable devices, residential and commercial buildings. Highly efficient yet cost-effective …

The main application motivating this thesis is the design of a high-speed crystal growth
process, called the Horizontal Ribbon Growth (HRG), that can reduce the costs of …