Download or read book Silicon Materials Research on Growth Processes, Impurities, and Defects written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research progress on silicon crystal growth processes for photovoltaic applications and defect and impurity effects on PV performance is presented. Growth processes, in addition to thin-film silicon growth, include techniques for silicon-feedstock generation and a method for rapid, replenished Czochralski growth. We have produced research samples of silicon with low and very high dislocation densities for collaborative research with other institutes, and have also made samples with varying amounts of incorporated nitrogen and oxygen, again, for collaborative studies with university researchers, concerning the effects of these impurities on mechanical strength. Transition-metal doping of silicon for understanding metallic impurity effects on lifetime and cell performance is ongoing.