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Silicon Wafers

Silicon is the 2nd most abundant element in the universe by mass, making up 25.7% of the crust. It rarely occurs as the pure element in nature more widely appeared as a compound most common form is SiO2, or silica dioxide. It has many industrial applications, one of the most used application is in electronics in the form of pure silicon. Pure silicon is the principal component of most semiconductor devices, most importantly integrated circuits or computer chips. It is prepared as wafers with high purity and crystallinity and cut into ships to be used in most electronic devices. Silicon wafers are also widely used in solar cells for their good photovoltaic properties.
There are different types of silicon wafers made for different applications. They differ according to the preparation methods and the material used for the preparation. For example,monocrystalline Czochralski silicon wafers (Cz-Si Wafers) are widely used in electronic ships because of its production in large cylindrical ingots. Other type of wafer is Float-zone silicon wafers (Fz-Si Wafers) which have high purity are used in detector applications and to fabricate optical components. 
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