Featured in Store for more – 05-2012

Silicon nitride in focus

Ingot manufacturing: Silicon nitride for many years has been almost entirely associated with the ceramics industry. The traditional applications of silicon nitride have tended to be in automotive parts, cutting tools and bearings, where there is a need for high durability. Lisergy Consultings Colin Marson elaborates on its new use in solar.

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pv magazine

07 May 2012

In the last few years silicon nitride (Si3 N4 ) has rapidly grown to become a strategic material within a key segment of silicon ingot production for solar cells. The primary purpose of silicon nitride in solar power is as a release agent coating in crucibles used in the manufacture of polycrystalline ingots. The use …

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