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Article: Polycrystalline silicon--what to do?(Fine and Specialty)
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- China Chemical Reporter
- Article date:
- June 16, 2008
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1. Upsurge of polycrystailine silicon
Polycrystalline silicon is a basic material with extensive applications in the electronics and solar photovoltaic sectors. It was not very well known in the past. In the development of alternative energies triggered by the "energy crisis," solar cell manufacturers have expanded capacity and their demand for polycrystalline silicon has grown rapidly. A serious supply shortage of polycrystalline silicon has developed all over the world. Despite full-capacity operation in most existing polycrystalline silicon units, the market demand can hardly be satisfied. The price of polycrystalline silicon ...