Plans to build Australia’s first large-scale silicon ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Queensland have been put on the fast track by the federal government in a nod to the project’s potential ...

Silicon is the second most abundant element in Earth’s crust, but is rarely found in pure form. High-purity quartzite (SiO 2) is reduced in an electric arc furnace at around 1,800 °C using carbon ...

A group of researchers from the University of Konstanz in Germany and Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi have investigated the impact of impurity concentrations caused by gettering on the ...