Method for producing high-purity, granular silicon

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APP PUB NO 20040042950A1
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10416627

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The invention relates to a method for producing hyper-pure granular silicon by decomposing a silicic gas in a reactor consisting of a metallic material. Said reactor is provided with a protective layer of silicon on the side thereof facing the product. The surface of the protective layer is continuously renewed by silicon deposition during the decomposition of the silicic gas, and the diffusion of impurities in the silicon produced is minimised to such an extent that high-purity silicon is obtained, suitable for use in the photovoltaic or semiconductor industry. The invention also relates to a reactor consisting of a metallic material and provided on the inside with a protective layer of silicon, the surface of said layer being continuously renewed during the operation of the reactor. The invention further relates to the use of the reactor for carrying out a method for producing high-purity granular silicon by decomposing a silicic gas.

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SOLARWORLD AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT53113 BONN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buchholz, Sigurd Koln, DE 26 274
Mleczko, Leslaw Bochum, DE 101 680
Schluter, Oliver Felix-Karl Dusseldorf, DE 10 52
Tejero, Ezpeleta Maria Pilar Leverkusen, DE 1 10

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