The rapid growth in silicon photovoltaics deployment has led to increased research focus on
the energy and capital intensive refining of solar grade silicon for improved environmental …

Silicon solar cells are crucial devices for generating renewable energy to promote the
energy and environmental fields. Presently, high-purity silicon, which is employed in solar …

With the rapid growth of the photovoltaic (PV) industry, the amount of the silicon waste has
substantially increased, resulting in serious environmental problems. This waste mainly …

More and more attention has been paid to re-use of the scraps of superalloy ingots with the
development of green manufacturing. However, the high content of O and N as well as …

Theoretical calculations and experimental studies were used to investigate a process
involving the evaporation, condensation, and separation of blast furnace dust with vacuum …

The surface oxide layer (SiO 2 layer) is still one of the main limitations of the recovery and
purification of silicon kerf waste (SKW). Herein, to recycle SKW as the low-boron silicon …

A multicrystalline silicon ingot was obtained from metallurgical-grade silicon by vacuum
induction melting and directional solidification. Based on the concentration distributions of …

In the production of solar grade silicon (SoG-Si), Phosphorus (P) removal from Si is a
challenge as it cannot be eliminated effectively by the final key directional solidification step …

The utilization of high-purity silicon (∼ 99.9999%) is prevalent in the solar photovoltaic
sector, and achieving a reduction in its cost has emerged as a pivotal engineering objective …

This research is devoted to study phosphorus removal from Si-Al alloys by vacuum refining
of the ternary system of dilute solutions of P in Si-20 wt% Al. The experiments were carried …