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Lan, C.W.; Lan, W.C.; Lee, T.F.; Yu, A.; Yang, Y.M.; Hsu, W.C.; Hsu, B.; Yang, A.
Journal of crystal growth, 12/2012, Volume: 360Journal Article, Conference Proceeding
Directional solidification (DS) has become the major process for growing multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) for solar cells in the photovoltaic industry. The control of grains, as well as the grain boundaries, is particularly important to the crystal quality, and thus the solar cell efficiency. In this paper, we review the progress in the grain control of DS mc-Si from lab-scale to industrial-scale experiments. The control of the growth front was found effective in improving the grain size, but the grain size was found decreased with growth due to the sub-grain formation. With a better control of nucleation and grain competition by increasing the undercooling through enhanced uniform or spot cooling, grains with more Σ3 or twin boundaries were obtained. As the grain size increased with height, the growth of dislocations was found much slower than that without grain growth. The conversion efficiency of the solar cells fabricated from the wafers with grain control was significantly improved. Moreover, the seeded growth was also discussed. ► Grain control from lab- to industrial-scale experiments. ► Interface control and the control by crucible insulation and hot zone design. ► Effective initial cooling and grain competition for better grain growth control and defect reduction.
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