.beta.-silicon carbide protective coating and method for fabricating same
Abstract
A polycrystalline beta-silicon carbide film or coating and method for forming same on components, such as the top of solar cells, to act as an extremely hard protective surface, and as an anti-reflective coating. This is achieved by DC magnetron co-sputtering of amorphous silicon and carbon to form a SiC thin film onto a surface, such as a solar cell. The thin film is then irradiated by a pulsed energy source, such as an excimer laser, to synthesize the poly- or .mu.c-SiC film on the surface and produce .beta.--SiC. While the method of this invention has primary application in solar cell manufacturing, it has application wherever there is a requirement for an extremely hard surface.
- Inventors:
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- Mountain View, CA
- Brentwood, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869587
- Patent Number(s):
- 5360491
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- beta; -silicon; carbide; protective; coating; method; fabricating; polycrystalline; beta-silicon; film; forming; components; top; solar; cells; extremely; hard; surface; anti-reflective; achieved; dc; magnetron; co-sputtering; amorphous; silicon; carbon; form; sic; cell; irradiated; pulsed; energy; source; excimer; laser; synthesize; poly-; c-sic; produce; -sic; primary; application; manufacturing; wherever; requirement; reflective coating; pulsed energy; protective surface; protective coating; amorphous silicon; solar cell; silicon carbide; solar cells; energy source; excimer laser; dc magnet; dc magnetron; hard surface; -silicon carbide; anti-reflective coating; /136/204/257/427/438/
Citation Formats
Carey, Paul G, and Thompson, Jesse B. .beta.-silicon carbide protective coating and method for fabricating same. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Carey, Paul G, & Thompson, Jesse B. .beta.-silicon carbide protective coating and method for fabricating same. United States.
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abstractNote = {A polycrystalline beta-silicon carbide film or coating and method for forming same on components, such as the top of solar cells, to act as an extremely hard protective surface, and as an anti-reflective coating. This is achieved by DC magnetron co-sputtering of amorphous silicon and carbon to form a SiC thin film onto a surface, such as a solar cell. The thin film is then irradiated by a pulsed energy source, such as an excimer laser, to synthesize the poly- or .mu.c-SiC film on the surface and produce .beta.--SiC. While the method of this invention has primary application in solar cell manufacturing, it has application wherever there is a requirement for an extremely hard surface.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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