Assortment of technological terms for silicon-germanium thin films in gradient configuration

被引:2
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作者
Kolodziej, A. [1 ]
Krewniak, P. [1 ]
Baranowski, W. [1 ]
Wronski, C. R. [2 ]
机构
[1] AGH Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland
[2] Penn State Univ, Dept Elect Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
amorphous silicon; silicon-germanium alloy; PECVD process; UV vis IR measurements; triple-junction silicon-based solarcells; phase diagram;
D O I
10.1016/j.vacuum.2008.01.031
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Phase diagrams have been studied to describe the RF PECVD process for intrinsic-hydrogenated silicon Si:H and silicon-low germanium alloy a-Si1-xGex:H thin films using textured Al substrates that have been overdeposited with n-type amorphous SM (n(+) a-Si:H). UV, vis, IR, atomic force microscopy (AFM), Raman spectroscopy, small angle X-ray and cross-section transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are used to establish the phase diagram. The a-Si:H, a-Si1-xGex, and mu c-Si:H processes are applied for optimization of triple-junction thin silicon-based n-i-p solar cells. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1137 / 1140
页数:4
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