Low-temperature epitaxial thickening of sub-micron poly-Si seeding layers on glass made by aluminium-induced crystallisation

被引:10
作者
Harder, NP [1 ]
Xia, JA [1 ]
Oelting, S [1 ]
Nast, O [1 ]
Widenborg, P [1 ]
Aberle, AG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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CONFERENCE RECORD OF THE TWENTY-EIGHTH IEEE PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE - 2000 | 2000年
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10.1109/PVSC.2000.915836
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
The formation of device-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) films on standard glass at low temperature (i.e., below the softening point of the glass) using simple and fast processes is one of the major challenges for low-cost thin-film solar cells. In this paper, we report what is believed to be the first successful realisation of thick (similar to5 mum), large-grained (similar to5 mum), continuous poly-Si films on glass at T < 650<degrees>C. This technological breakthrough has been achieved by using ion-assisted deposition at 630 degreesC for epitaxially thickening a thin (similar to0.4 mum) seeding layer made on glass by aluminium-induced crystallisation.
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