Hydrogen in Silicon: Current Understanding of Diffusion and Passivation Mechanisms

B. L. Sopori, X. Deng, J. P. Benner, A. Rohatgi, P. Sana, S. K. Estreicher, Y. K. Park, M. A. Roberson

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Abstract

A model for H diffusion and passivation is described that explains the experimental results from solar cell passivation, such as variations in the degree of passivation in substrates from different vendors, passivation due to forming gas anneals following Al alloying, and the effects of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) nitridation. Two major features of the model are inclusion of (i) a new H diffusion mechanism involving hydrogen-vacancy complex {V-H} formation, and (ii) surface damage that causes high solubility of H at the Si surface and dissociation of molecular H at low temperatures. The theoretical analysis, based on static potential energy surfaces at the ab-initio Hatree-Fock level, identifies some details of diffusion mechanisms.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages1615-1620
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
EventProceedings of the 24th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Part 2 (of 2) - Waikoloa, HI, USA
Duration: 5 Dec 19949 Dec 1994

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 24th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Part 2 (of 2)
CityWaikoloa, HI, USA
Period5/12/949/12/94

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-413-7460

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