000907231 001__ 907231 000907231 005__ 20240711092309.0 000907231 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1515/htmp-2022-0011 000907231 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a0334-6455 000907231 0247_ $$2ISSN$$a2191-0324 000907231 0247_ $$2Handle$$a2128/31027 000907231 0247_ $$2WOS$$aWOS:000764259500001 000907231 037__ $$aFZJ-2022-01910 000907231 082__ $$a670 000907231 1001_ $$0P:(DE-HGF)0$$aHoseinpur, Arman$$b0$$eCorresponding author 000907231 245__ $$aBoron Removal From Silicon Melt by Gas Blowing Technique 000907231 260__ $$aBerlin$$bde Gruyter$$c2022 000907231 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000907231 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000907231 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1670313507_28734 000907231 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000907231 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000907231 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000907231 520__ $$aDue to the detrimental effects of boron (B) on the efficiency of silicon (Si) photovoltaic cells, complete boron removal from Si is necessary to produce solar grade Si (SoG–Si, with a maximum limit of 0.1 ppmw boron). Gas refining is a promising technique for boron removal from Si, in which the thermodynamic equilibrium never establishes. Hence, by starting from any B concentration in the melt, the required limit for SoG–Si will be achieved. This research is devoted to studying the refractory interactions’ effect with melt and the chamber atmosphere on boron removal. For this purpose, gas refining experiments were carried out in alumina and graphite crucibles with H2 and H2–3% H2O refining gases. Gas refining in Ar, He, and continuous vacuuming conditions were also carried out to study the effect of chamber atmosphere. The gas refining results are supported by the characterization of the evaporated species by molecular beam mass spectroscopy (MBMS) technique. The MBMS measurements indicated that the boron evaporation occurs by the formation of the volatile species BH x , BO y , and B z H x O y compounds. Most of these compounds are already known in the literature. However, HBO, HBOH, and AlBO (in the case of alumina refractories) were measured experimentally in this work. Results indicate that the evaporation of B in the form of AlBO x compounds leads to higher mass transfer coefficients for boron removal in alumina crucibles. 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