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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2007
Applicant:
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Inventor:
Nathan G. Stoddard, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
AMG Idealcast Solar Corporation, Wayne, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C30B 11/14 (2006.01); H01L 31/0368 (2006.01); C30B 11/00 (2006.01); C30B 28/06 (2006.01); C30B 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/03685 (2013.01); C30B 11/00 (2013.01); C30B 11/14 (2013.01); C30B 28/06 (2013.01); C30B 29/06 (2013.01); H01L 31/182 (2013.01); C30B 11/003 (2013.01); Y02E 10/546 (2013.01); Y10S 117/917 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for casting silicon for photovoltaic cells and other applications. With such methods and apparatuses, a cast body of geometrically ordered multi-crystalline silicon may be formed that is free or substantially free of radially-distributed impurities and defects and having at least two dimensions that are each at least about 10 cm is provided.