Hoffmann and Schulze 1 have recently determined the melting point of high-purity silicon (99.89 per cent) and of commercial silicon (98 per cent), and give the values 1,411° ± 2° C. and 1,409° ± 2° C.

A team of researchers from University of California and the University of Kassel in Germany has developed a way to halt the ultra-fast melting of silicon using well-timed lasers. This new technique ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The physical world is full of surprises and ...

A team of physicists has discovered a method to temporarily halt the ultrafast melting of silicon using a carefully timed sequence of laser pulses. This finding opens new possibilities for controlling ...

Researchers in Norway investigated the melting behavior of silicon kerf agglomerates under different atmospheres and temperatures to improve recycling for solar-grade silicon. They found that vacuum ...