An overview of silicon ribbon growth technology

A silicon ribbon growth method, String Ribbon, is discussed and compared with the two other vertical ribbon technologies. Manufacturing advances in production of 300 mum String Ribbon are described along with characterization of this ribbon, particularly dislocation distribution. Progress on the growth of 100 mum ribbon and in the making of higher efficiency cells are detailed. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.