Boron Concentration Measurements at the I/P Interface in Nip a-Si Solar Cells

Van Aken; Martial Duchamp; Chris Boothroyd; Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski; J.-P. Barnes; M. Veillerot; W. J. Soppe; H. Ossenbrink; A. Jager-Waldau; P. Helm

doi:10.4229/26thEUPVSEC2011-3AV.2.11

Boron Concentration Measurements at the I/P Interface in Nip a-Si Solar Cells

Van Aken, Martial Duchamp, Chris Boothroyd, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, J.-P. Barnes, M. Veillerot, W. J. Soppe, H. Ossenbrink, A. Jager-Waldau, P. Helm

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The p-type Si layer in n-i-p a-Si and μc-Si solar cells on foil has several important requirements with respect to conductivity and optical transmission. We control the optical band gap and activation energy of p-a-SiC by varying the B2H6 and CH4 flows in the process chamber. Modelling shows that the optimum efficiency in n-i-p solar cells is obtained when the p-a-SiC band gap is just above the band gap of the absorber layer. We have assessed the potential of core-loss electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) for detecting B and C and of low-loss EELS, in a spatially resolved manner, as probe of local variations in bulk plasmon energy. EELS in the transmission electron microscope (TEM) combines the necessary spatial resolution to investigate the boundary between p-a-SiC and i-a-Si with sufficient sensitivity to the boron content.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EU PVSEC Proceedings
Publication date	2011
Pages	2637-2640
ISBN (Print)	3-936338-27-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4229/26thEUPVSEC2011-3AV.2.11
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition - Congress Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany Duration: 5 Sep 2011 → 9 Sep 2011 http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/previous-eupvsec/26th-eu-pvsec.html

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Location	Congress Center Hamburg
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Hamburg
Period	05/09/2011 → 09/09/2011
Internet address	http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/previous-eupvsec/26th-eu-pvsec.html

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Aken, V, Duchamp, M, Boothroyd, C, Dunin-Borkowski, RE, Barnes, J-P, Veillerot, M, Soppe, WJ, Ossenbrink, H, Jager-Waldau, A & Helm, P 2011, Boron Concentration Measurements at the I/P Interface in Nip a-Si Solar Cells. in EU PVSEC Proceedings. pp. 2637-2640, 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany, 05/09/2011. https://doi.org/10.4229/26thEUPVSEC2011-3AV.2.11

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Boron Concentration Measurements at the I/P Interface in Nip a-Si Solar Cells

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