Its abundance of silicon makes it the perfect feedstock ... to melt silicon for the Czochralski method of growing monocrystalline silicon ingots. The piezoelectric effect, a property of certain ...

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“During CZ growth, part of dissolved oxygen segregates into growing crystals ... may then evaporate or be dissolved into the silicon ingots. The researchers simulated a CZ process for an ...

Norway, once a leading country for polysilicon production, could soon host a new factory for PV silicon ingots, according to a recent press release issued by ingot manufacturer Norwegian Crystals ...