A QUESTION of fundamental importance in the theory of the solid state is the nature of the arrangement of the ultimate particles in amorphous ... as in crystals, the orientation of individual ...

Silicon that has an ordered atomic structure ... which become the raw material for the crystal pulling process that creates the ingots. Contrast with amorphous silicon. See polysilicon.

A semiconductor that uses a silicon or gallium arsenide substrate composed of a single crystal. Its atomic structure is the same throughout the material. Contrast with amorphous semiconductor.

Crystalline-silicon heterojunction back ... HBC solar cells using a laser patterning technique. Longi exploited amorphous silicon as passivating contact layers The researchers employed amorphous ...