摘要:
A method for continuously forming a large area functional deposited film by a microwave plasma CVD process, said method comprises: continuously moving a substrate web in the longitudinal direction; establishing a substantially enclosed film-forming chamber having a film-forming space by curving and projecting said moving substrate web to form a columnar portion to be the circumferential wall of said film forming chamber; introducing a film-forming raw material gas through a gas feed means into said film-forming space; at the same time, radiating or propagating microwave energy into said film-forming space by using a microwave applicator means capable of radiating or propagating said microwave energy with a directivity in one direction perpendicular to the direction of microwave propagation, to thereby generate plasma in said film-forming space, whereby continuously forming a functional deposited film on the inner face of said continuoulsy moving circumferential wall which is exposed to said plasma.
摘要:
A photovoltaic element is formed by providing a substrate under vacuum; introducing a sputter gas and applying RF power to generate a plasma and provide a photovoltaic element having a substrate, a zinc oxide layer containing fluorine on the substrate, wherein a fluorine-containing zinc oxide layer is employed as a target.
摘要:
A photovoltaic device has a semiconductor layer; electrodes and a surface protection layer adjacent to the light incident side. Granules of a material different from those of the surface protection layer are disposed in the surface protection layer. The granules in the surface protection layer have an average grain size of 0.001-20 microns, a surface density S from 0.2 to 0.9 and/or a density per volume from 0.001 to 0.5.To produce a surface protecting layer for a photovoltaic device in which the surface protecting layer has granules at a light incident side the surface of a photovoltaic device is painted with a liquid resin containing the granules.
摘要:
The present invention provides photoelectric conversion elements, wherein the long wavelength sensitivity, the fill factor, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency are improved. In order to provide photoelectric conversion elements wherein light deterioration is reduced, the field durability enhanced, and the temperature characteristic improved, a p-layer composed of amorphous silicon type semiconductor containing hydrogen, an i-layer composed of amorphous silicon-germanium type semiconductor containing hydrogen and further including microcrystalline germanium, and an n-layer composed of amorphous silicon type semiconductor containing hydrogen are laminated on a substrate, the i-layer being formed at a substrate temperature from 400.degree. to 600.degree. C. by microwave plasma CVD, the particle diameter of said microcrystalline germanium ranging from 50 to 500 angstroms. Also, the content of microcrystalline germanium varies in the layer thickness direction.
摘要:
A method for continuously forming a large area functional deposited film by a microwave plasma CVD process, said method comprises: continuously moving a substrate web in the longitudinal direction; establishing a substantially enclosed film-forming chamber having a film-forming space by curving and projecting said moving substrate web to form a columnar portion to be the circumferential wall of said film forming chamber on the way moving; introducing a film-forming raw material gas through a gas feed means into said film-forming space; at the same time, radiating or propagating microwave energy into said film-forming space by using a microwave applicator means capable of radiating or propagating said microwave energy with a directivity in one direction of microwave energy to propagate to generate microwave plasma in said film-forming space, whereby continuously forming a functional deposited film on the inner face of said continuously moving circumferential wall to be exposed to said microwave plasma.An apparatus suitable for practicing said method.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic device and a method of producing the photovoltaic device which can prevent recombination of photo-excited carriers and which permits increases in the open circuit voltage and the carrier range. The photovoltaic device of the present invention has a laminate structure composed of at least a p-type layer of a silicon non-single crystal semiconductor, a photoactive layer having a plurality of i-type layers, and an n-type layer. The photoactive layer has a laminate structure composed of a first i-type layer deposited on the side of the n-type layer by a microwave plasma CVD process, and a second i-type layer deposited on the side of said the p-type layer by an RF plasma CVD process. The first i-type layer deposited by the microwave plasma CVD process contains at least silicon and carbon atoms, and has a minimum band gap between the center thereof and the p-type layer, and the second i-type layer deposited by the RF plasma CVD process contains at least silicon atoms and has a thickness of 30 nm or less.
摘要:
A non-monocrystalline silicon carbide semiconductor comprises carbon atoms, silicon atoms, and at least one of hydrogen atoms and halogen atoms, the non-monocrystalline silicon carbide semiconductor having therein microvoids with an average radius of not more than 3.5.ANG. at a microvoid density of not more than 1.times.10.sup.19 cm.sup.-3.
摘要:
A method for repairing a defective semiconductor device, the defective semiconductor device including a semiconductor thin film and a conductive thin film, disposed in the named order, on a conductive surface of a substrate, such that the conductive thin film and the conductive surface of the substrate are electrically short-circuited at a pinhole occurring in the semiconductor thin film to form an electrically short-circuited portion. The method includes the steps of applying desired a voltage through an electrode positioned above a surface of the defective semiconductor device, and moving the electrode along the surface of the defective semiconductor device while maintaining a distance between the electrode and the conductive thin film sufficient to allow a discharge to occur when the electrode is above the electrically short-circuited portion, such that the discharge modifies a region of the conductive thin film which is in electrical contact with the conductive surface of the substrate, to establish an electrically noncontacted state between the conductive thin film and the conductive surface of the substrate.
摘要:
A method for continuously forming a functional deposited film with a large area according to a microwave plasma CVD process is described. The method comprises the steps of continuously traveling a band-shaped member containing a conductive member along its length during which a pillar-shaped film-forming space capable of being kept substantially in vacuum therein is established by the use of the traveling band-shaped member as a side wall for the film-forming space, charging starting gases for film formation through a gas feed means into the film-forming space, and simultaneously radiating a microwave through a microwave antenna in all directions vertical to the direction of movement of the microwave so that microwave power is supplied to the film-forming space to initiate a plasma in the space whereby the film is deposited on the surface of the continuously traveling band-shaped member which constitutes the side wall exposed to the plasma. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also described.
摘要:
A photoconductive thin film formed on a substrate and having at least hydrogen and crystal grains of silicon, which film has an Urbach energy Eu of 60 meV or below as measured by the constant photocurrent method. This film provides a photoconductive thin film free of light degradation and having superior photoconductivity, and provides a photovoltaic device having superior temperature characteristics and long-term stability.