Effect of Au contamination on the electrical characteristics of a "model" small-angle grain boundary in n-type direct silicon bonded wafer
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Effect of Au contamination on the electrical characteristics of a "model" small-angle grain boundary in n-type direct silicon bonded wafer
Yu, X.; Li, X.; Fan, R.; Yang, D.; Kittler, M.; Reiche, M. & Seibt, M. et al. (2010)
Journal of Applied Physics, 108(5) art. 053719. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3471817
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- Yu, X.; Li, X.; Fan, R.; Yang, D.; Kittler, M.; Reiche, M.; Seibt, M.; Rozgonyi, G.
- Abstract
- We have investigated the electrical characteristics of a "model" small-angle grain boundary (GB) in n-type direct silicon bonded wafers with intentional Au contamination. It is found that the Au aggregated at the GB can cause new acceptorlike states, developing a potential barrier. The density of Au-related GB states is about 1-2 X 10(12) cm(-2) eV(-1) in the energy range of E(c)-0.65-E(c)-0.33 eV. With the energy level becoming deeper, the corresponding electron capture cross-section becomes larger, in the order of magnitude 10(-16)-10(-15) cm(2). It is believed that Au contamination has strong influence on the electrical properties of GB. These results are interesting for the GB engineering of n-type multicrystalline silicon solar cells for terrestrial application. (C) 2010 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3471817]
- Issue Date
- 2010
- Status
- published
- Publisher
- Amer Inst Physics
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Physics
- ISSN
- 0021-8979