摘要
Amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunctions(a-Si:H/c-Si SHJ) were prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).The influence of the initial transient state of the plasma and the hydrogen pre-treatment on the interfacial properties of the heteroj unctions was studied.Experimental results indicate that: (1) The instability of plasma in the initial stage will damage the surface of c-Si.Using a shutter to shield the substrate for 100 s from the starting discharge can prevent the influence of the instable plasma process on the Si surface and also the interface between a-Si and c-Si.(2) The effect of hydrogen pre-treatment on interfacial passivation is constrained by the extent of hydrogen plasma bombardment and the optimal time for hydrogen pre-treatment is about 60 s.
Amorphous/crystalline silicon heterojunctions(a-Si:H/c-Si SHJ) were prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition(PECVD).The influence of the initial transient state of the plasma and the hydrogen pre-treatment on the interfacial properties of the heteroj unctions was studied.Experimental results indicate that: (1) The instability of plasma in the initial stage will damage the surface of c-Si.Using a shutter to shield the substrate for 100 s from the starting discharge can prevent the influence of the instable plasma process on the Si surface and also the interface between a-Si and c-Si.(2) The effect of hydrogen pre-treatment on interfacial passivation is constrained by the extent of hydrogen plasma bombardment and the optimal time for hydrogen pre-treatment is about 60 s.
基金
Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China(No.2011CBA00705)
the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KGCX2-YW-351).