Crystal Growth of Si for Solar Cells

This volume presents a comprehensive survey of the science and technology of crystal growth of Si for solar cells with emphasis on fundamental science. Starting from feedstock, crystal growth of bulk crystals (single crystal and multicrystals) and thin fi

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ADVANCES IN MATERIALS RESEARCH 14

Crystal Growth of Si for Solar Cells

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advances in materials research

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advances in materials research Series Editor-in-Chief: Y. Kawazoe Series Editors: M. Hasegawa

A. Inoue

N. Kobayashi

T. Sakurai

L. Wille

The series Advances in Materials Research reports in a systematic and comprehensive way on the latest progress in basic materials sciences. It contains both theoretically and experimentally oriented texts written by leading experts in the f ield. Advances in Materials Research is a continuation of the series Research Institute of Tohoku University (RITU).

Please view available titles in Advances in Materials Research on series homepage http://www.springer.com/series/3940

Kazuo Nakajima Noritaka Usami Editors

Crystal Growth of Si for Solar Cells With 1 5 9 Figures

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Professor Kazuo Nakajima Professor Dr. Noritaka Usami Tohoku University, Institute for Materials Research Katahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

Series Editor-in-Chief: Professor Yoshiyuki Kawazoe Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

Series Editors: Professor Masayuki Hasegawa Professor Akihisa Inoue Professor Norio Kobayashi Professor Toshio Sakurai Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan

Professor Luc Wille Department of Physics, Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA

Advances in Materials Research ISSN 1435-1889 ISBN 978-3-642-02043-8

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Preface

This book, a continuation of the series “Advances in Materials Research,” is intended to provide the general basis of the science and technology of crystal growth of silicon for solar cells. In the face of the destruction of t