High quality, relaxed SiGe epitaxial layers for solar cell application
In: E-MRS Spring Conference, Symposium E: Thin Film Materials for Large Area ElectronicsThin solid films 337(1-2):85-89; Jg. 337 (1999) 1-2, S. 85-89
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Epitaxially grown, relaxed Si1xGex layers with x≤0.1 were grown on a Si (100) substrate by means of reduced pressure chemical vapor deposition at a temperature of 750 or 800°C. The analysis carried out on the grown layers revealed a very high material quality indicated by the low density of dislocations (105 cm-2) and the high diffusion length which was deduced from the measurements of electron beam induced current (EBIC) performed on the as-grown layers. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements showed that the threading dislocation segments do not extend inside the layer but are rather confined to the Si/SiGe interface, which results in a low density of dislocations in the material. The processed solar cells made from these SiGe layers showed a higher infrared response than those made of a corresponding Si grown and processed under similar conditions. No degradation of the solar cell performance caused by the dislocations in the SiGe layers has been observed.
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High quality, relaxed SiGe epitaxial layers for solar cell application
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | SAID, K ; POORTMANS, J ; CAYMAX, M ; LOO, R ; DAAMI, A ; BREMOND, G ; KRUGER, O ; KITTLER, M |
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Quelle: | E-MRS Spring Conference, Symposium E: Thin Film Materials for Large Area ElectronicsThin solid films 337(1-2):85-89; Jg. 337 (1999) 1-2, S. 85-89 |
Veröffentlichung: | Lausanne: Elsevier Science, 1999 |
Medientyp: | Konferenz |
Umfang: | print, 12 ref |
ISSN: | 0040-6090 (print) |
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