METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANUFACTURING GEOMETRIC MULTICRYSTALLINE CAST SILICON AND GEOMETRIC MULTICRYSTALLINE CAST SILICON BODIES FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS

摘要

Methods and apparatus for casting silicon for photovoltaic and other applications are provided. In the case of such methods and apparatuses, it is also possible to form a cast body of geometrically aligned polycrystalline silicon with at least two dimensions of at least about 10 cm each with no or substantially no radially distributed impurities and defects.