Abstract
The low thermal stability of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin films limits their widespread use for surface passivation of c-Si wafers on the rear side of solar cells. We show that the thermal stability of a-Si:H surface passivation is increased significantly by a hydrogen rich a-Si:H bulk, which acts as a hydrogen reservoir for the a-Si:H/c-Si interface. Based on this mechanism, an excellent lifetime of 5.1 ms (at injection level of 1015 cm-3) is achieved after annealing at 450 °C for 10 min.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 172-174 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physica Status Solidi : Rapid Research Letters |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |