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93 SiNX induced charge density on the Si surface will lead to no injection level dependence of the effective surface recombination velocity, which is in contradiction to experimental results. This discrepancy implies that, perhaps, other recombination mechanisms are missing in the previous SRV modeling. Α modified SRH formalism, which includes the carrier recombination in the damaged region that is caused by ion bombardment onto the Si wafer during PECVD step, was developed in this study to evaluate the recombination at the SiN X :H-Si interface. Modeling results indicate that, at low injection-levels, carrier recombination in this damaged layer can be the dominant mechanism as compared to the surface recombination. The calculated results seem to be in agreement with the experimental results reported by other research groups. It should be noted that the majority of surface damage can be healed by the rapid thermal annealing process. Therefore, less minoritycarrier recombination in the SCR is expected after the firing treatment of Si solar cells. Minority-carrier life measurements, using QSSPCD technique, indicate that the measurements are very sensitive to wafer preparation and surface passivation. Α simple laboratory procedure for wafer preparation was proposed in this study. Α combination of theoretical and experimental study indicates that, in a typical cell, the defect clusters produce an efficiency loss of 3 to 4 percent in efficiency. In order to reduce the influence of defect clusters, techniques for dissolving the precipitates during impurity gettering must be developed. 6.2 Future Directions The future work may consider the following:
94 1. Although the damaged region at the SiΝ X:H-Si was experimentally identified, additional research is needed to: (a) understand the types of defects/traps in this region and (b) the charge distribution which dominates the surface (interface) recombination at low injection levels. Deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) is the technique that can lead to quantifying the interface traps. 2. The previous model of SiΝ X:H-Si interface recombination was modified in this work. In order for the recombination in Si solar cells to be studied in detail, a thorough study of the SiΝX Si interface and the N+/P junction is required. 3. More lifetime measurements and surface recombination velocity calculations need to be performed to support the modeling results. 4. Detailed analyses, such as the process of vacancy injection in rapid thermal anneal step, H transport and evolution from the nitride layer to the bulk Si region, etc, are necessary to determine the optimum process for ΡΕCVD-SiΝ X :H-assissted H passivation of Si solar cells.
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ABSTRACT SURFACE AND BULK PASSIVATI
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SURFACE AND BULK PASSIVATION OF MUL
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APPROVAL PAGE SURFACE AND BULK PASS
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Chuan Li, B.L. Sopori, P. Rupnowski
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The work presented
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8 Figure 1.4 The I-V characteristic
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10 First generation cells consist o
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12 Basically, materials for manufac
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14 Defects are generally categorize
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CHAPTER 2 SILICON NITRIDE LAYER FOR
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22 reflectance of polished Si can b
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24 information is application-orien
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26 film fed growth (EFG) ribbon sil
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28 Figure 2.5 Deposition of SiΝ :
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30 Figure 2.6 shows the dependence
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32 atoms, the interface states are
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34 2.5 Bulk Passivation of Si by Si
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36 It was found that the bulk lifet
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CHAPTER 3 MODELING OF SURFACE RECOM
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40 Figure 3.2 Schematic diagram of
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