Bulk fabrication and properties of solar grade silicon microwires

We demonstrate a substrate-free novel route for fabrication of solar grade silicon microwires for photovoltaic applications. The microwires are fabricated from low purity starting material via a bulk molten-core fibre drawing method. In-situ segregation of impurities during the directio...

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Main Authors: F. A. Martinsen, J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, U. J. Gibson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-11-01
Series:APL Materials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4902140