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Optimisation of Microcrystaline Silicon Deposited by Expanding Thermal Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition for Solar-Cell Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Raul Jimenez Zambrano ,
R.A.C.M.M. van Swaaij  and
M.C.M. van de Sanden
Raul Jimenez Zambrano
Affiliation:
[email protected], Delft University of Technology, Department of Micro-electronics,, Feldmannweg 17, Delft, 2628 CT, Netherlands
R.A.C.M.M. van Swaaij
Affiliation:
[email protected], Delft University of Technology,, Department of Micro-electronics, DIMES-ECTM, P.O. Box 5053, Delft, NL-2600 GB, Netherlands
M.C.M. van de Sanden
Affiliation:
[email protected], Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Applied Physics, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, NL-5600 MB, Netherlands
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Abstract

The causes for the porosity of the microcrystalline material deposited by the expanding thermal plasma (ETP) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique have been investigated through IR-absorption measurements. The role of impinging ions on the structure of the material is discussed in relation to the hydrogen bounding configuration (microcrystalline factor). The ion energy is controlled through external RF biasing. Correlation between biasing and reduction of porosity is presented. The influence of high deposition pressure is as well studied, related with changes in a-Si structure.

Keywords

Siplasma depositioninfrared (IR) spectroscopy
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 989: Symposium A – Amorphous and Polycrystalline Thin-Film Silicon Science and Technology-2007 , 2007 , 0989-A07-02
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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