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Optimisation of ex-situ annealing process for epitaxial silicon emitters via Hot Wire CVD

Optimisation of ex-situ annealing process for epitaxial silicon emitters via Hot Wire CVD
Optimisation of ex-situ annealing process for epitaxial silicon emitters via Hot Wire CVD
A refined Hot Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition (HWCVD) process for fabricating boron doped silicon emitters using a shortened anneal time and temperature is presented. We are able to crystallise our grown films with a post-deposition annealing treatment of 2 minutes at 800°C, a significant improvement from previous work using several hours at 1000°C. Direct implications of higher annealing temperatures on the film quality is discussed. In addition, the potential for in situ annealing using a higher deposition temperature is presented, with future works aiming to find and apply the optimum deposition temperature for epitaxial silicon with HWCVD.
Hot Wire chemical vapour deposition, Epitaxy, epitaxial growth, Silicon, IBC, solar , solar cell , Silicon photonics, raman spectroscopy, Emitter, p+ emitter, boron-doped silicon, annealing, Solar cell fabrication
Khorani, Edris
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Scheul, Tudor, Emilian
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Tarazona, Antulio
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Rahman, Tasmiat
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Boden, Stuart
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Khorani, Edris
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Scheul, Tudor, Emilian
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Tarazona, Antulio
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Rahman, Tasmiat
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Boden, Stuart
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Khorani, Edris, Scheul, Tudor, Emilian, Tarazona, Antulio, Rahman, Tasmiat and Boden, Stuart (2018) Optimisation of ex-situ annealing process for epitaxial silicon emitters via Hot Wire CVD. PV-SAT 14, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. 18 - 20 Apr 2018.

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Abstract

A refined Hot Wire Chemical Vapour Deposition (HWCVD) process for fabricating boron doped silicon emitters using a shortened anneal time and temperature is presented. We are able to crystallise our grown films with a post-deposition annealing treatment of 2 minutes at 800°C, a significant improvement from previous work using several hours at 1000°C. Direct implications of higher annealing temperatures on the film quality is discussed. In addition, the potential for in situ annealing using a higher deposition temperature is presented, with future works aiming to find and apply the optimum deposition temperature for epitaxial silicon with HWCVD.

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Published date: April 2018
Venue - Dates: PV-SAT 14, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2018-04-18 - 2018-04-20
Keywords: Hot Wire chemical vapour deposition, Epitaxy, epitaxial growth, Silicon, IBC, solar , solar cell , Silicon photonics, raman spectroscopy, Emitter, p+ emitter, boron-doped silicon, annealing, Solar cell fabrication

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Local EPrints ID: 422060
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422060
PURE UUID: dc7486a8-27c0-40a1-a749-38ee7f8c4b95
ORCID for Tudor, Emilian Scheul: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4517-6096
ORCID for Stuart Boden: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-1828

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Date deposited: 13 Jul 2018 16:30
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:49

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Author: Edris Khorani
Author: Tudor, Emilian Scheul ORCID iD
Author: Antulio Tarazona
Author: Tasmiat Rahman
Author: Stuart Boden ORCID iD

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