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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Amg Idealcast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Roger F. Clark, Knoxville, MD (US);
Assignee:
AMG IdealCast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 33/02 (2006.01); C30B 19/06 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01); C30B 11/00 (2006.01); F27B 14/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); C30B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 19/067 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01); C30B 11/003 (2013.01); Y02E 10/546 (2013.01); F27B 14/06 (2013.01); H01L 31/1804 (2013.01); C30B 11/02 (2013.01); H01L 31/182 (2013.01); Y02E 10/547 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With these methods, an ingot can be grown that is low in carbon and whose crystal growth is controlled to increase the cross-sectional area of seeded material during casting.