We describe the colloidal hot-injection synthesis of phase-pure nanocrystals (NCs) of a
highly abundant mineral, chalcopyrite (CuFeS2). Absorption bands centered at around 480 …

This article is the first in a three-part series of manufacturing metrology for c-Si photovoltaic
(PV) module reliability and durability. Here in Part 1 we focus on the three primary process …

The Photovoltaic (PV) industry is still in its infancy and at the moment it is very difficult to
predict which technical, economical and social patterns its deployment will follow before …

Two methods for spatially resolved measurement of the bulk minority carrier lifetime on the
side faces of block cast silicon bricks, both based on photoluminescence imaging, are …

A phosphorus diffusion gettering model is used to examine the efficacy of a standard
gettering process on interstitial and precipitated iron in multicrystalline silicon. The model …

Multicrystalline silicon ingots without and with alternating magnetic field during directional
solidification process under industrial system were obtained from metallurgical grade silicon …

A commercially available Element GD, the latest generation of glow discharge mass
spectrometry (GDMS), has been used for quantitative analysis of impurities in silicon for …

A setup for annealing experiments was developed which allows the detailed investigation of
metal impurity solid state diffusion into silicon crystals. In order to simulate the impurity …

During solidification refining of Si, the eutectic alloy ultimately solidifies and becomes
enriched with impurity elements according to their small segregation coefficients, which may …

The era of the seed‐cast grown monocrystalline‐based silicon ingots is coming. Mono‐like,
pseudomono or quasimono wafers are product labels that can be nowadays found in the …