Production of Silicon Carbide and Silicon in Different Gas Atmospheres

A further expansion of solar energy is impeded by high cost of solar-grade silicon used in photovoltaics. Carbothermal synthesis of silicon carbide (SiC) followed by reaction of SiC with quartz is a novel and economical approach for production of solar-grade silicon. The book presents results of investigation of the carbothermal reduction of quartz to SiC and production of silicon from quartz and SiC in different gas atmospheres, and reaction mechanisms. The book can be of interest to students and researchers engaged in research and production of solar-grade silicon.

About the author

Xiang Li, formerly a PhD student at the University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, is a postdoctoral fellow at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Guangqing Zhang, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia; Oleg Ostrovski, Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Xian Li, Xiang Li, Oleg Ostrovski, Guangqin Zhang, Guangqing Zhang
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783659863769
• ISBN: 978-3-659-86376-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Inorganic chemistry