journal article·2026-06

Metallurgical upgrading of MG-Si toward monocrystalline silicon via slag refining and Czochralski growth

Kazybek Aimaganbetov, Abay Serikkanov, Danil Bukhvalov, Mussabek Kishkenebayev, Nurlan Tokmoldin

Materials Letters· Volume 413
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