Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces

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Autoren

  • Robert Bock
  • Jan Schmidt
  • Rolf Brendel
  • Henning Schuhmann
  • Michael Seibt

Externe Organisationen

  • Institut für Solarenergieforschung GmbH (ISFH)
  • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Titel des Sammelwerks33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008
ISBN (elektronisch)9781424416417
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2008
Extern publiziertJa
Veranstaltung33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008 - San Diego, CA, USA / Vereinigte Staaten
Dauer: 11 Mai 200816 Mai 2008

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NameConference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)0160-8371

Abstract

Islands and line networks of aluminum-doped p+ regions formed in a conventional screen-printing process are investigated by a combination of different techniques. To characterize the microscopic nature of the islands (lateral dimensions 1-3 μm) and line networks of self-assembled nanostructures (lateral dimension ≤ 50 nm) advanced transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) are combined. Aluminum inclusions are detected 50 nm below the surface of the islands and crystallographic aluminum precipitates of ≪ 7 nm in diameter are found within the bulk of the islands. In addition, aluminum inclusions (lateral dimension ∼30 nm) are found within the bulk of the self-assembled line networks. Our findings provide clear experimental evidence that the concentration peak generally measured at the surface of screen-printed Al-p + regions is due to the microscopic structures formed on the silicon surface during the firing process.

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Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces. / Bock, Robert; Schmidt, Jan; Brendel, Rolf et al.
33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008. 2008. 4922485 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

Publikation: Beitrag in Buch/Bericht/Sammelwerk/KonferenzbandAufsatz in KonferenzbandForschungPeer-Review

Bock, R, Schmidt, J, Brendel, R, Schuhmann, H & Seibt, M 2008, Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces. in 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008., 4922485, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008, San Diego, CA, USA / Vereinigte Staaten, 11 Mai 2008. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922485
Bock, R., Schmidt, J., Brendel, R., Schuhmann, H., & Seibt, M. (2008). Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces. In 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008 Artikel 4922485 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922485
Bock R, Schmidt J, Brendel R, Schuhmann H, Seibt M. Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces. in 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008. 2008. 4922485. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922485
Bock, Robert ; Schmidt, Jan ; Brendel, Rolf et al. / Electron microscopy analysis of silicon islands and line structures formed on screen-printed Al-doped p+-surfaces. 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2008. 2008. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).
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