Crystalline silicon ingot including nucleation promotion layer
US9637391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/259
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A crystalline silicon ingot and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The method utilizes a nucleation promotion layer to facilitate a plurality of silicon grains to nucleate on the nucleation promotion layer from a silicon melt and grow in a vertical direction into silicon grains until the silicon melt is completely solidified. The increment rate of defect density in the silicon ingot along the vertical direction has a range of 0.01%/mm˜10%/mm.
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