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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 179, Issue -, Pages 512-518Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.03.148
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- CREST (Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology) program from Japan Science and Technology Agency
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23246131] Funding Source: KAKEN
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A new approach to produce high purity solar grade silicon (SOG-Si) using wet-chemical and electrochemical processes was proposed. First, diatomaceous earth was used as a source of silica and wet-chemical purification by acid leaching and solvent extraction processes were applied for eliminating heavy metal and light element such as boron, respectively. In particular, the solvent extraction using channel flow reactor demonstrated extremely high efficiency for eliminating boron to 7N (99.99999%) level purity. Secondly, the high-purity silica was reduced to silicon by the direct electrolysis method using molten CaCl2 as an electrolyte and Si plate as cathode. We proposed the continuous electrolysis system by feeding silica granules to the Si cathode set at the bottom of the cell. It was confirmed that the reduction proceeded steadily to form crystalline Si with a sufficient reduction rate. We also attempted electrodeposition of Si films and have developed a process using KF-KCl + K2SiF6 molten salt, from which uniform layer of Si with a thickness larger than 100 mu m could be formed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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