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SiC inclusions in a multicrystalline silicon ingot have a negative effect on the performance of solar cells. The migration behavior and aggregation mechanism of SiC particles in the silicon melt during the directional solidification process was studied. Results show that SiC particles collide and aggregate in the melt due to the effect of melt flow. Larger aggregation of SiC particles is easily deposited at the bottom of the melt, whereas smaller SiC particles are pushed to the top of melt. Meanwhile, the particles migrate to the edge of melt under the effect of electromagnetic force. Furthermore, the enrichment region of SiC particles can be controlled by adjusting the temperature field distribution of the melt. With an increase of the melt temperature, the SiC particles are enriched at the top of the silicon ingot, indicating that SiC particles can be effectively separated from silicon.
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This study was financially supported by the Specialized Research Fund for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51974057), the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy, Shanghai University (SKLASS 2019–19), and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 19DZ2270200), and the Innovation Team Project for Key Fields of Dalian (Grant No. 2019RT13).
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Peng-ting Li Male, Ph.D., Associate Professor. He is engaged in the research on microstructure modification and solidification control of Al-Si alloys and superalloys.
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Yang, Y., Ren, Sq., Jiang, Dc. et al. Migration behavior and aggregation mechanism of SiC particles in silicon melt during directional solidification process. China Foundry 18, 550–556 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41230-021-1064-0
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