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Journal of Crystal Growth

Volume 50, Issue 1, September 1980, Pages 366-377
Journal of Crystal Growth

Materials of construction for silicon crystal growth

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Abstract

The performance of materials for construction and in contact with molten silicon for crystal growth is presented. The basis for selection considers physical compatibility, such as thermal expansion and strength, as well as chemical compatibility as indicated by contamination of the silicon. A number of new high technology materials are included as well as data on those previously used. Emphasis is placed on the sources and processing of such materials in that results are frequently dependent on the way a material is prepared as well as its intrinsic constituents.

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This work was performed for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under NASA Contract NAS7–100 for the US Department of Energy, Division of Solar Energy. The JPL Low-Cost Solar Array Project is funded by DOE and forms a part of the DOE Photovoltaic conversion Program to initiate a major effort toward the development of low-cost solar arrays.

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