Distribution and Chemical State of Cu-rich Clusters in Silicon: Preprint
Abstract
the chemical state and distribution of Cu-rich clusters were determined in four different silicon-based materials with varying contamination pathways and degrees of oxygen concentration, including as-grown multicrystalline silicon. In all four samples, Cu3Si was the only chemical state observed. Cu3Si clusters were observed at structural defects within all four materials; XBIC measurements revealed that the presence of Cu3Si corresponds to increased recombination activity. Oxidized Cu compounds are not likely to form in silicon. The +1 eV edge shift in the -XAS absorption spectrum of Cu3Si relative to Cu metal is believed to be an indication of a degree of covalent bonding between Cu atoms and their silicon neighbors.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 15009893
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-520-36748
TRN: US200430%%1576
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Prepared for the 14th Workshop on Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Modules, Winter Park, CO (US), 08/08/2004--08/11/2004; Other Information: PBD: 1 Aug 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ABSORPTION; ATOMS; BONDING; CHEMICAL STATE; CONTAMINATION; DEFECTS; DISTRIBUTION; OXYGEN; RECOMBINATION; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL GROWTH; PASSIVATION; MICROELECTRONICS; SOLAR ENERGY; PV; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINE SILICON; MATERIALS AND PROCESSES; MODULE; DEVICE PROCESS; DEFECT; SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS
Citation Formats
Buonassisi, T., Marcus, M. A., Istratov, A. A., Heuer, M., Ciszek, T. F., Lai, B., Cai, Z., and Weber, E. R.. Distribution and Chemical State of Cu-rich Clusters in Silicon: Preprint. United States: N. p., 2004.
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Buonassisi, T., Marcus, M. A., Istratov, A. A., Heuer, M., Ciszek, T. F., Lai, B., Cai, Z., & Weber, E. R.. Distribution and Chemical State of Cu-rich Clusters in Silicon: Preprint. United States.
Buonassisi, T., Marcus, M. A., Istratov, A. A., Heuer, M., Ciszek, T. F., Lai, B., Cai, Z., and Weber, E. R.. Sun .
"Distribution and Chemical State of Cu-rich Clusters in Silicon: Preprint". United States.
doi:. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/15009893.
@article{osti_15009893,
title = {Distribution and Chemical State of Cu-rich Clusters in Silicon: Preprint},
author = {Buonassisi, T. and Marcus, M. A. and Istratov, A. A. and Heuer, M. and Ciszek, T. F. and Lai, B. and Cai, Z. and Weber, E. R.},
abstractNote = {the chemical state and distribution of Cu-rich clusters were determined in four different silicon-based materials with varying contamination pathways and degrees of oxygen concentration, including as-grown multicrystalline silicon. In all four samples, Cu3Si was the only chemical state observed. Cu3Si clusters were observed at structural defects within all four materials; XBIC measurements revealed that the presence of Cu3Si corresponds to increased recombination activity. Oxidized Cu compounds are not likely to form in silicon. The +1 eV edge shift in the -XAS absorption spectrum of Cu3Si relative to Cu metal is believed to be an indication of a degree of covalent bonding between Cu atoms and their silicon neighbors.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004},
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