Silicon materials task of the low cost solar array project, part 2

Purity requirements for solar cell grade silicon material was developed and defined by evaluating the effects of specific impurities and impurity levels on the performance of silicon solar cells. Also, data was generated forming the basis for cost-tradeoff analyses of silicon solar cell material. Growth, evaluation, solar cell fabrication and testing was completed for the baseline boron-doped Czochralski material. Measurements indicate Cn and Mn seriously degrade cell performance, while neither Ni nor Cu produce any serious reduction in cell efficiency

Structure of Radiative Boundary Shock Wave

In this paper the structure of a radiative shock wave in viscous compressive thin layer adjacent to the surface of a body has been studied and the expressions for the variations of the quantities through this wave have been derived

On Radiative Boundary Shock Waves

In this paper, we have postulated in a radiative gas, the occurrence of a boundary shock wave, considered as a quick transition region in which the viscous effects are compressible and are confined to a thin layer adjacent to a surface. The generalised, Rankine Hugoniot jump relations, prandtl relation and the other properties of a shock wave are derived and a discussion about the existence of a boundary shock wave is made

Silicon materials task of the low cost solar array project. Phase 3: Effect of impurities and processing on silicon solar cells

The 13th quarterly report of a study entitled an Investigation of the Effects of Impurities and Processing on Silicon Solar Cells is given. The objective of the program is to define the effects of impurities, various thermochemical processes and any impurity-process interactions on the performance of terrestrial silicon solar cells. The Phase 3 program effort falls in five areas: (1) cell processing studies; (2) completion of the data base and impurity-performance modeling for n-base cells; (3) extension of p-base studies to include contaminants likely to be introduced during silicon production, refining or crystal growth; (4) anisotropy effects; and (5) a preliminary study of the permanence of impurity effects in silicon solar cells. The quarterly activities for this report focus on tasks (1), (3) and (4)

Necessity of Particle size studies of Ores from Bihar by the Mineral Industry

The measurment of particle size of various minerals, specially of the friable ores, which are commonly found in Bihar and the study of properties of material as function of size have applications in several fields. Recently, the subject has attracted the attention of industrial researchers. In this paper the necessity of particle size studies of ores of Bihar as applicable in general to the mining and mineral industries is discussed