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Silicon-on-ceramic process: Silicon sheet growth and device development for the large-area silicon sheet task of the low-cost solar array projectThe technical feasibility of producing solar cell quality sheet silicon to meet the DOE 1986 cost goal of 70 cents/watt was investigated. The silicon on ceramic approach is to coat a low cost ceramic substrate with large grain polycrystalline silicon by unidirectional solidification of molten silicon. Results and accomplishments are summarized.
Document ID
19810013017
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Whitehead, A. B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Zook, J. D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Grung, B. L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Heaps, J. D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Schmit, F.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Schuldt, S. B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Chapman, P. W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 5, 1981
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
DOE/JPL-954356-80/14
AR-5
JPL-9950-495
NASA-CR-164134
Report Number: DOE/JPL-954356-80/14
Report Number: AR-5
Report Number: JPL-9950-495
Report Number: NASA-CR-164134
Accession Number
81N21546
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-954356
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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