摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for forming a crystallized silicon layer made up of grains having an average size of no less than 20 μm, including at least the steps that comprise: (1) providing a layer of silicon to be (re)crystallized, the average grain size of which is less than 10 μm; (2) placing said layer of silicon to be (re)crystallized in contact with a liquid composition at least partially made up of a metal solvent; and (3) exposing the assembly to a thermal treatment suitable for (re)crystallizing said layer of silicon with the expected grain size, characterized in that said thermal treatment includes heating the assembly made up of the layer of silicon in contact with said liquid composition to a temperature that is lower than 1410° C. and at least equal to the eutectic temperature in the solvent-silicon phase diagram.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for forming a crystallised silicon layer made up of grains having an average size of no less than 20 μm, including at least the steps that comprise: (1) providing a layer of silicon to be (re)crystallised, the average grain size of which is less than 10 μm; (2) placing said layer of silicon to be (re)crystallised in contact with a liquid composition at least partially made up of a metal solvent; and (3) exposing the assembly to a thermal treatment suitable for (re)crystallising said layer of silicon with the expected grain size, characterised in that said thermal treatment includes heating the assembly made up of the layer of silicon in contact with said liquid composition to a temperature that is lower than 1410° C. and at least equal to the eutectic temperature in the solvent-silicon phase diagram.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a silicon cylinder by growth on seeds in a directed solidification furnace, including at least the following steps: (i) providing a crucible having a longitudinal axis (Z), in which the bottom is covered with a layer of seeds of monocrystalline silicon in a right prism shape; and (ii) proceeding with directed solidification of silicon by growth on seeds, in a direction of growth that is co-linear with the axis (Z) and with a concave solidification front, spatially or temporally; characterized in that the layer in step (i) of: one or more central seeds Gc; and one or more peripheral seeds Gp contiguous to the seed(s) Gc, the peripheral seeds Gp having a specific size.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an epitactic silicon layer made up of crystallites with a size no lower than 20 μm, including: providing a layer of crystallized silicon the surface of which, being inhomogeneous in terms of the size of the crystallites, is made up of large crystallites with a size no lower than 20 μm, and small crystallites of a smaller size; forming, on the surface of the inhomogeneous silicon layer, a layer of at least one non-nucleating material for the silicon, the thickness of which is adjusted such to cover the entire outer surface of the small crystallites, while leaving all or part of the outer surface of the large crystallites accessible; and carrying out epitaxial growth of a silicon layer on the surface of the assembly obtained at the end of step, under conditions that are suitable for forming the expected epitactic layer.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an epitactic silicon layer made up of crystallites with a size no lower than 20 μm, including: providing a layer of crystallised silicon the surface of which, being inhomogeneous in terms of the size of the crystallites, is made up of large crystallites with a size no lower than 20 μm, and small crystallites of a smaller size; forming, on the surface of the inhomogeneous silicon layer, a layer of at least one non-nucleating material for the silicon, the thickness of which is adjusted such to cover the entire outer surface of the small crystallites, while leaving all or part of the outer surface of the large crystallites accessible; and carrying out epitaxial growth of a silicon layer on the surface of the assembly obtained at the end of step, under conditions that are suitable for forming the expected epitactic layer.
摘要:
A method for producing a silicon ingot, provided with symmetrical grain boundaries, including at least steps made of: (i) providing crucible with longitudinal axis, bottom of which includes a paving formed from monocrystalline cuboid silicon seeds with a square or rectangular base and arranged contiguously, the paving, when viewed according to axis, being in shape of a grid of orthogonal directions (x) and (y) parallel to edges of seeds; and (ii) proceeding with controlled solidification of silicon by growth on seeds in a growth direction collinear to axis; wherein paving in step (i) is produced from identical silicon seeds, with two seeds contiguous in direction (x) being images of each other by turning axis (y) and two seeds contiguous in direction (y) being images of each other by turning axis (x), and misorientation 2θ between crystalline arrays of two contiguous seeds being greater than 4°.
摘要:
The present invention concerns a method of forming, by liquid phase epitaxial growth, on the surface of a plurality of substrates, a layer of crystallised silicon having a grain size greater than or equal to 200 μm, comprising at least the steps consisting of: (i) arranging a liquid bath formed from a liquid metal solvent phase in which liquid silicon is homogeneously dispersed; (ii) immersing, in the bath of step (i), said substrates (1), in such a way that each of the surfaces of the substrates (1) that need to be coated is in contact with the liquid bath, said surfaces being arranged parallel to one another, and perpendicularly to the interface (3) of the liquid bath (2) and the gas atmosphere (4) contiguous to said liquid bath or according to an inclination angle of at least 45° in relation to said interface (3); (iii) imposing, on the whole of step (ii), conditions conducive to the vaporisation of said liquid solvent phase and to the establishing of a natural convection movement of the liquid bath in the vicinity of the surfaces to be coated of the substrates, which are held in fixed position; and (iv) recovering the substrates coated with the crystallised silicon layer formed at the end of step (iii).