Semiconductor device PN junction fabrication using optical processing of amorphous semiconductor material
Abstract
Systems and methods for semiconductor device PN junction fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating an electrical device having a P-N junction comprises: depositing a layer of amorphous semiconductor material onto a crystalline semiconductor base, wherein the crystalline semiconductor base comprises a crystalline phase of a same semiconductor as the amorphous layer; and growing the layer of amorphous semiconductor material into a layer of crystalline semiconductor material that is epitaxially matched to the lattice structure of the crystalline semiconductor base by applying an optical energy that penetrates at least the amorphous semiconductor material.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1164345
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,895,416
- Application Number:
- 13/793,626
- Assignee:
- Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY
Citation Formats
Sopori, Bhushan, and Rangappan, Anikara. Semiconductor device PN junction fabrication using optical processing of amorphous semiconductor material. United States: N. p., 2014.
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title = {Semiconductor device PN junction fabrication using optical processing of amorphous semiconductor material},
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abstractNote = {Systems and methods for semiconductor device PN junction fabrication are provided. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating an electrical device having a P-N junction comprises: depositing a layer of amorphous semiconductor material onto a crystalline semiconductor base, wherein the crystalline semiconductor base comprises a crystalline phase of a same semiconductor as the amorphous layer; and growing the layer of amorphous semiconductor material into a layer of crystalline semiconductor material that is epitaxially matched to the lattice structure of the crystalline semiconductor base by applying an optical energy that penetrates at least the amorphous semiconductor material.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2014},
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