Results

Reports
Articles
  1. D. Vizman, C. Tanasie - Novel method for melt flow control in unidirectional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon

    Journal of Crystal Growth 372, 1-8 (2013)

  2. D. Vizman, K. Dadzis, J. Friedrich - Numerical parameter studies of 3D melt flow and interface shape for directional solidification of silicon in a traveling magnetic field

    Journal of Crystal Growth 381, 169-178 (2013)

  3. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Numerical and experimental modelling of melt flow in a directional solidification configuration under the combined influence of electrical current and magnetic field

    European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids 52, 147-168 (2015)

  4. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - GaInSn melt flow structure variation with crucible size in an isothermal electromagnetic stirring configuration

    TIM 2014 Physics Conference AIP Conference Proceedings 1694, 030003 (2015)

  5. A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Influence of mechanical stirring on the crucible dissolution rate and impurities distribution in directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon

    West University of Timisoara Annals, Physics Series 58, 27-37 (2015)

  6. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Tatomirescu, D. Vizman - Possible flow structures for two interacting electically induced azimuthal vortices damped by a parallel steady magnetic field in a rectangular crucible at different MHD interaction parameter values

    European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids, submitted

  7. A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Numerical study of the influence of forced melt convection on the impurities transport in a silicon directional solidification process

    Journal of Crystal Growth, submitted

Book chapter
  • D. Vizman - Flow control by Magnetic Fields during Crystal Growth from Melt

    published in T. Nishinaga, P. Rudolph (eds.), Handbook of Crystal Growth, Vol. II, Elsevier, 909-950 (2015)

Conferences
  1. D. Vizman, C. Tanasie, R. Negrila - Novel method for melt flow control in unidirectional solidification of multi-crystalline silicon

    4th European Conference on Crystal Growth, Glasgow, Scotland, 2012, poster presentation

  2. D. Vizman, C.Tanasie, R. Negrila - A new type of electromagnetic stirring in directional solidification of mc-Si

    6th International Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Aix les Bains, France, 2012, poster presentation

  3. D. Vizman, A. Popescu - Numerical study of melt convection in directional solidification method of multicrystalline silicon

    The 7th International Conference on Advanced Materials ROCAM 2012, Brasov, Romania, invited paper

  4. R. A. Negrila, D. Vizman, T. Marian, A. Popescu - Numerical and Experimental Studies on Melt Flow in a Model Experiment for Electromagnetic Stirring

    The 7th International Conference on Advanced Materials ROCAM 2012, Brasov, Romania, poster presentation

  5. D. Vizman, C. Tanasie, R. Negrila - Numerical studies on a type of electromagnetical stirring in directional solidification method of multicrystalline silicon

    7th International Workshop on modeling in crystal growth, Taipei, Taiwan, 2012, oral contribution

  6. R. Negrila, A. Popescu, M. Paulescu, D. Vizman - Melt stirring based on a combination of electrical current and magnetic field

    TIM-12 Physics Conference, Timisoara, Romania, 2012, oral contribution

  7. D. Vizman, R. Negrila - Numerical and experimental studies on a special type of electromagnetic stirring

    The 19th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Key Stone, USA, 2013, oral contribution

  8. R.-A. Negrila, M. Paulescu, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Model experiment on a special type of electromagnetical stirring in a GaInSn melt

    17th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy - ICCGE-17, Warsaw, Poland, 2013, oral contribution

  9. R. Negrila, S. Dumitrica, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Model experiments on some melt stirring techniques in a rectangular crucible

    7th International Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells, Fukuoka, Japan, 2013, oral contribution

  10. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, M. Paulescu, D. Vizman, B. Barvinschi - Comparaison between numerical and experimental results in the case of a special type of electromagnetical stirring for conducting melts

    TIM-13 Physics Conference, Timisoara, Romania, 2013, oral contribution

  11. R. A. Negrila, V. Pupazan, O. M. Bunoiu, D. Vizman - Influence of process time on electrical proprieties of highly polluted multi-crystalline silicon grown by Bridgman technique

    TIM-13 Physics Conference, Timisoara, Romania, 2013, poster contribution

  12. R. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Novel electromagnetic stirring technique in a direct-solidification configuration

    E-MRS 2014 Spring Meeting, Lille, Frace, 2014, oral contribution

  13. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, M. Paulescu, D. Vizman - Control of convective flows in a rectangular crucible by a special type of electromagnetical stirring

    9th PAMIR International Conference, Fundamental and Applied MHD , Riga, Latvia, 2014, poster contribution

  14. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Melt flow structure variation with crucible size in an isothermal electromagnetic stirring configuration for silicon directional solidification

    8th International Workshop on Crystalline Silicon for Solar Cells, Bamberg, Germany, 2015, poster contribution

  15. D. Vizman, R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu - Magnetohydrodynamic effects in a novel electromagnetical stirring configuration

    9th International Conference on the Balkan Physical Union, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015, oral contribution

  16. R. A. Negrila, A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Numerical modeling and experimental validation of electromagnetical stirring in unidirectional solidification of multicrystalline silicon

    5th European Conference on Crystal Growth, Bologna, Italy, 2015, oral contribution

  17. A. Popescu, D. Vizman - Numerical Study of the Influence of Forced Melt Convection on the Impurities Transport in a Silicon Directional Solidification Process

    8th International Workshop on Modelling in Crystal Growth, Spa, Belgium, 2015, oral contribution

  18. D. Vizman, A. Popescu - Numerical study of the influence of electromagnetic stirring on the impurities transport in a silicon directional solidification process

    The 18th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, Nagoya, Japan, 2016, oral contribution

  19. D. Vizman, A. Popescu - Electromagnetic stirring in directional solidification of multicrystalline silicon

    16th International Balkan Workshop on Applied Physics and Materials Science, Constanta, Romania, 2016, invited contribution

Other results
  • Project proposal H2020 (Proposal 654152-2) - second stage

    LocoPV Lowest Cost Silicon Photovoltaics

  • Ph. D. Thesis

    Radu Andrei Negrila - The numerical and experimental study of a melt flow under the influence of a special type of electromagnetic field in a model experiment