There are disclosed multi-crystalline silicon which is added with Ga
(gallium) as a dopant and a method for producing Ga-doped
multi-crystalline silicon, which comprises adding Ga to silicon melt in a
crucible, which is melted by heating, and cooling the silicon melt to
allow growth of multi-crystalline silicon. According to the present
invention, there are provided multi-crystalline silicon and a
multi-crystalline silicon wafer for producing solar cells showing stable
conversion efficiency for light energy without causing photodegradation as
well as methods for producing them.