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Thin Czochralski silicon solar cells based on diamond wire sawing technology
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In this article, the diamond-wire sawing technology has been applied in the wafering of Czochralski (CZ) silicon, and it is found that phase transformations take place on the wafer surfaces, associated with a smaller roughness.About:
This article is published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells.The article was published on 2012-03-01. It has received 114 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wafering & Monocrystalline silicon.read more
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A novel approach of high speed scratching on silicon wafers at nanoscale depths of cut
TL;DR: The study finds that at the onset of chip formation, an amorphous layer is formed at the topmost of the residual scratch, followed by the pristine crystalline lattice beneath, different from the previous findings in low speed scratching and high speed grinding.
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Wire sawing technology: A state-of-the-art review
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review on the research efforts on wire sawing related topics is presented, including both multi-wire slurry sawing and diamond wire-sawing, as well as their properties and behavior during sawing operation.
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Next-generation multi-crystalline silicon solar cells: Diamond-wire sawing, nano-texture and high efficiency
TL;DR: In this paper, a nano-texture technique has been developed to achieve 1831% efficient diamond-wire sawn multi-crystalline silicon (DWS mc-Si) solar cells on a pilot production line.
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Recovery of solar grade silicon from kerf loss slurry waste
Nadjib Drouiche,Patricia Cuellar,F. Kerkar,Sidali Medjahed,Nabila Boutouchent-Guerfi,Malek Ould Hamou +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provided an updated picture of the current understanding of the theory behind the employed technologies, which are divided into six categories: (i) alloying process, (ii) hydrobromination, (iii) supercritical water, (iv) electrophoresis and gravitational settling, (v) directional solidification, and (vi) centrifugation.
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Life‐cycle greenhouse gas emissions and energy payback time of current and prospective silicon heterojunction solar cell designs
TL;DR: In this paper, a life-cycle assessment to identify the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint, energy payback time (EPBT) and cumulative energy demand of four different silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cell designs was performed.
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Surface passivation of crystalline silicon solar cells: a review
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Crystal data for high-pressure phases of silicon
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Phase transformations of silicon caused by contact loading
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