Electrochemistry, Production, Purification and Applications
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 177 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 677 g
ISBN: 978-3-527-34897-8
Verlag: Wiley-VCH GmbH
Silicon
The expert reference on sustainable and energy-efficient production of photovoltaic-grade silicon materials
Electrochemical methods, in particular molten-salt approaches, are a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and highly sustainable approach for producing solar-grade silicon. Surface micro- and nanostructuring methods for effective light harvesting, silicon electrorefining in molten salts, electrodeposition of photoresponsive films, and other related processes are likely to replace conventional carbothermic production methods.
Silicon: Electrochemistry, Production, Purification and Applications presents an up-to-date summary of recent experimental and technological developments in the field, highlighting sustainable and energy-efficient processes for high-grade silicon production for a variety of photovoltaic and energy applications. Presented in a logical and concise format, this authoritative volume details the fundamental properties and technical processes of metal-grade silicon production and describes the various electrochemical methods for high-grade silicon production. Topics include silicon surface modification, chemical-physical structuring, porous and black silicon, electrochemical Si surface structuring and anodizing in molten salts, and more. - Reviews the sustainable and energy-efficient production and purification of photovoltaic-grade silicon materials
- Summarizes recent progress in sustainable processes for high-grade silicon production
- Describes electrochemical methods for silicon production such as electrolysis, electrodeposition, and electrorefining
- Concludes with a discussion of future challenges and opportunities
Written by a leading researcher in the field, Silicon: Electrochemistry, Production, Purification and Applications is a valuable resource for chemists and material scientists in academia and industry, particularly those working in sustainable energy development, photovoltaics, light harvesting efficiency, solar-to-chemical conversion, and production of solar-grade silicon, batteries, photoelectrodes, or silicon-based semiconductors.
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1. Introduction
2. Silicon Electrochemistry: Towards a Low-Carbon Economy
3. Historcal Overview of Silicon Production
4. Physical and Chemical Properties of Silicon
5. Refining of Silicon: From Metallurgical-Grade to Electronic-Grade
6. Silicon Electrowinning and Electrodeposition of Thin Layers
7.Photoelectrochemistry and Nanogravimetry of Si and Si-oxide Electrodes
8. Electro-deoxidation of Solid Compounds in Molten Salts
9. Voltammetry and Basic Reactions of Silicon Electrode in Molten CaCl2
10. Si-SiO2 Electrode in Molten CaCl2
11. Formation of Silicon Oxide Layer
12. In situ Studies of SiO2 to Si Conversion
13. Molten Oxide Electrochemistry at Ultra-High Temperatures
14. Silicon Surface Structuring
15. Electrochemical Si Surface Structuring and Formation of Black Si in High Temperature Molten Salts
16. Silicon Compositions: Perspectives for Semiconductor Production
17. Silicon Photo-Electrodes for Water Splitting and Their Protection
18. Conclusion, Outlook, Challenges
