• 한국재료학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2015

In this study, in order to improve the efficiency of n-type monocrystalline solar cells with an Alu-cell structure, we investigate the effect of the amount of Al paste in thin n-type monocrystalline wafers with thicknesses of $120{\mu}m$, $130{\mu}m$, $140{\mu}m$. Formation of the Al doped $p^+$ layer and wafer bowing occurred from the formation process of the Al back electrode was analyzed. Changing the amount of Al paste increased the thickness of the Al doped $p^+$ layer, and sheet resistivity decreased; however, wafer bowing increased due to the thermal expansion coefficient between the Al paste and the c-Si wafer. With the application of $5.34mg/cm^2$ of Al paste, wafer bowing in a thickness of $140{\mu}m$ reached a maximum of 2.9 mm and wafer bowing in a thickness of $120{\mu}m$ reached a maximum of 4 mm. The study's results suggest that when considering uniformity and thickness of an Al doped $p^+$ layer, sheet resistivity, and wafer bowing, the appropriate amount of Al paste for formation of the Al back electrode is $4.72mg/cm^2$ in a wafer with a thickness of $120{\mu}m$.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 광전 음극 이미지 센서로 사용될 수 있는 광소자용 재료로 III-V 족 화합물 반도체인 GaAs/AlGaAs 다층 구조를 LPE(Liquid Phase Epitaxy) 방법에 의해 성장하였다. n형 GaAs 기판 위에 수십 nm의 GaAs 완충층을 형성 한 후 Zn가 도핑된 p-AlGaAs 에칭 정지 층(etching stop layer)과 Zn가 도핑된 p-GaAs 층 그리고 Zn가 도핑된 p-AlGaAs 층을 성장하였다. 성장된 시료의 특성을 조사하기 위하여 주사전자현미경(SEM)과 이차이온질량분석기(SIMS) 그리고 홀(Hall) 측정 장치 등을 이용하여 GaAs/AlGaAs 다층 구조를 분석하였다. 그 결과 $1.25mm{\times}25mm$의 성장 기판에서 거울면(mirror surface)을 가지는 p-AlGaAs/p-GaAs/p-AlGaAs 다층 구조를 확인할 수 있었으며, Al 조성은 80 %로 측정 되었다. 또한 p-GaAs층의 캐리어 농도는 $8{\times}10^{18}/cm^2$ 범위까지 조절할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이 결과로부터 LPE 방법에 의해 성장된 p-AlGaAs/p-GaAs/AlGaAs 다층 구조는 광전 음극 이미지 센서의 소자로서 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.27-29
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• 2005

ZnO and phosphorus doped ZnO thin films (ZnO:P) are deposited by pulsed laser deposition grown on (001) $Al_{2}O_{3}$. ZnO/ZnO:P/ZnO/$Al_{2}O_{3}$ (multi-layer) structure was used for phosphorus doped ZnO fabrication. This multi-layer structure thin film was annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ for 40 min. The electron concentration of that was changed from $10^{19}$ to $10^{16}/cm^{-3}$ after annealing. ZnO thin films with encapsulated structure showed the enhanced structural and optical properties than phosphorus doped ZnO without encapsulated layer. In this study, encapsulated ZnO structure was suggested to enhance electrical, structural and optical properties of phosphorus doped ZnO thin film and it was identified that encapsulated structure could be used to fabricate high quality phosphorus doped ZnO thin film.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 혼합소스(mixed-source) HVPE(hydride vapor phase epitaxy)방법으로 선택성장(SAC: selective area growth) GaN/AlGaN 이종접합구조의 발광다이오드를 r-plane 사파이어 기판 위에 제작하였다. SAG-GaN/AlGaN DH(double heterostructure)는 고온 GaN 버퍼층, Te 도핑된 AlGaN n-클래딩층. Gan 활성층. Mg 도핑된 AlGaN p-클래딩층. Mg 도핑된 GaN p-캡층으로 구성되어있다. GaN/AlGaN 이종접합구조의 발광다이오드의 특성을 알아보기 위해 SEM을 통한 구조적 분석과 전류-전압 측정(I-V: current-voltage measurement), 전류-광출력(EL: electroluminescence) 측정을 통하여 전기적, 광학적 특성을 평가하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1057-1061
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 AlAs와 ZnO target을 사용하여 RF magnetron sputtering 시스템에서 layer-by-layer 방법으로 증착한 ZnO 박막의 특성에 대하여 조사하였다. 또한 열처리 전에 $H_2O_2$용액을 사용한 처리가 박막 특성에 미치는 영향도 조사하였다. 연구 결과 열처리 조건에 따라 n-형 또는 p-형 박막이 형성되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 박막의 전도 형태를 임의로 수정할 수 있음을 의미하는 동시에 박막 특성의 열적 불안정성을 암시하는 것이기도 하다. 144시간까지 스트레스를 인가한 후 측정한 박막 특성 결과 열처리 과정 중 발생하는 이러한 박막 특성 변화는 열처리 전 박막을 30% $H_2O_2$용액에 1분간 처리함으로써 억제할 수 있는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.89-92
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• 2009

High-quality Al-N doped p-type ZnO thin films were deposited on Si and buffer layer/Si by DC magnetron sputtering in a mixture of $N_2$ and $O_2$ gas. The target was ceramic ZnO mixed with $Al_2O_3$ (2 wt%). The p-type ZnO thin films showed a carrier concentration in the range of $1.5{\times}10^{15}{\sim}2.93{\times}10^{17}\;cm^{-3}$, resistivity in the range of 131.2${\sim}$2.864 ${\Omega}cm$, mobility in the range of 3.99${\sim}$31.6 $cm^2V^{-1}s^{-l}$, respectively. It was easier to dope p-type ZnO films on Si substrates than on buffer layer/Si. The film grown on Si showed the highest quality of photoluminescence (PL) characteristics. The Al donor energy level depth $(E_d)$ of Al-N codoped ZnO films was reduced to about 50 meV, and the N acceptor energy level depth $(E_a)$ was reduced to 63 meV.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.424-432
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• 2019

Planar BiVO₄ and 3 wt% Mo-doped BiVO₄ (abbreviated as Mo:BiVO₄) film were prepared by the facile spin-coating method on fluorine doped SnO₂(FTO) substrate in the same precursor solution including the Mo precursor in Mo:BiVO₄ film. After annealing at a high temperature of 450℃ for 30 min to improve crystallinity, the films exhibited the monoclinic crystalline phase and nanoporous architecture. Both films showed no remarkably discrepancy in crystalline or morphological properties. To investigate the effect of surface passivation exploring the Al₂O₃ layer, the ultra-thin Al₂O₃ layer with a thickness of approximately 2 nm was deposited on BiVO₄ film using the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. No distinct morphological modification was observed for all prepared BiVO₄ and Mo:BiVO₄ films. Only slightly reduced nanopores were observed. Although both samples showed some reduction of light absorption in the visible wavelength after coating of Al₂O₃ layer, the Al₂O₃ coated BiVO₄ (Al₂O₃/BiVO₄) film exhibited enhanced photoelectrochemical performance in 0.5 M Na₂SO₄ solution (pH 6.5), having higher photocurrent density (0.91 mA/㎠ at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), briefly abbreviated as V_RHE) than BiVO₄ film (0.12 mA/㎠ at 1.23 V_RHE). Moreover, Al₂O₃ coating on the Mo:BiVO₄ film exhibited more enhanced photocurrent density (1.5 mA/㎠ at 1.23 V_RHE) than the Mo:BiVO₄ film (0.86 mA/㎠ at 1.23 V_RHE). To examine the reasons, capacitance measurement and Mott-Schottky analysis were conducted, revealing that the significant degradation of capacitance value was observed in both BiVO₄ film and Al₂O₃/Mo:BiVO₄ film, probably due to degraded capacitance by surface passivation. Furthermore, the flat-band potential (V_FB) was negatively shifted to about 200 mV while the electronic conductivities were enhanced by Al₂O₃ coating in both samples, contributing to the advancement of PEC performance by ultra-thin Al₂O₃ layer.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2013

Current research trends of solar cells has focused on the high conversion efficiency and low-cost production technology. Passivation technology that can be easily adapted to mass production. Therefore, this study conducted experiments with aim of the following two methods for the fabrication of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells. In the first task, an attempt is formation of local Al-BSF to a number of locally doped dots to increase the conversion efficiency of solar cells to reduce the loss of $V_{oc}$ overcome. The second major task, rear surface apply in $Al_2O_3/SiN_x$ stack layer, $Al_2O_3$ prominent negative fixed charge characteristics. As the result of task, Local Al-BSF and $Al_2O_3/SiN_x$ stack layer applied to the p-type single crystalline silicon solar cells, the average $V_{oc}$ of 644mV, $I_{sc}$ of 918mV and conversion efficiency of 18.70% were obtained.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.319-320
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• 2009

In this study, high-quality Al-N doped p-type ZnO thin films were deposited on n-type Si (100) wafer or Si coated with buffer layer by DC magnetron sputtering in the mixture of $N_2$ and $O_2$ gas. The target was ceramic ZnO mixed with $Al_2O_3$ (2 wt%). The p-type ZnO thin film showed higher carrier concentration $2.93\times10^{17}cm^{-3}$, lower resistivity of $5.349\;{\Omega}cm$ and mobility of $3.99\;cm^2V^{-1}S^{-1}$, respectively. According to PL spectrum, the Al donor energy level depth ($E_d$) of Al-N codoped p-type ZnO film was reduced to about 51 meV, and the N acceptor energy level depth ($E_a$) was reduced to 63 meV, respectively.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2016

Screen printing technique followed by firing has commonly been used as metallization for both laboratory and industrial based solar cells. In the solar cell industry, the firing process is usually conducted in a belt furnace and needs to be optimized for fabricating high efficiency solar cells. The printed-Al layer on the silicon is rapidly heated at over $800^{\circ}C$ which forms a layer of back surface field (BSF) between Si-Al interfaces. The BSF layer forms $p-p^+$ structure on the rear side of cells and lower rear surface recombination velocity (SRV). To have low SRV, deep $p^+$ layer and uniform junction formation are required. In this experiment, firing process was carried out by using conventional tube furnace with $N_2$ gas atmosphere to optimize $V_{oc}$ of laboratory cells. To measure the thickness of BSF layer, selective etching was conducted by using a solution composed of hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid and acetic acid. The $V_{oc}$ and pseudo efficiency were measured by Suns-$V_{oc}$ to compare cell properties with varied firing condition.