摘要:
A solar cell having n-type and p-type interdigitated back contacts (IBCs), which cover the entire back surface of the absorber layer. The spatial separation of the IBCs is in a direction perpendicular to the back surface, thus providing borderless contacts having a zero-footprint separation. As the contacts are on the back, photons incident on the cell's front surface can be absorbed without any shadowing.
摘要:
A multi-junction photovoltaic device includes a germanium layer having pyramidal shapes with (111) facets exposed to form a textured surface. A first p-n junction is formed on or over the textured surface. Another p-n junction is formed over the first p-n junction and following the textured surface.
摘要:
A method cleaving a semiconductor material that includes providing a germanium substrate having a germanium and tin alloy layer is present therein. A stressor layer is deposited on a surface of the germanium substrate. A stress from the stressor layer is applied to the germanium substrate, in which the stress cleaves the germanium substrate to provide a cleaved surface. The cleaved surface of the germanium substrate is then selective to the germanium and tin alloy layer of the germanium substrate. In another embodiment, the germanium and tin alloy layer may function as a fracture plane during a spalling method.
摘要:
A solar cell structure includes stacked layers in reverse order on a germanium substrate. A heterostructure including an (In)GaAs absorbing layer and a disordered emitter layer is provided in the solar cell structures. Controlled spalling may be employed as part of the fabrication process for the solar cell structure, which may be single or multi-junction.
摘要:
A method for forming a single-junction photovoltaic cell includes forming a dopant layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate; diffusing the dopant layer into the semiconductor substrate to form a doped layer of the semiconductor substrate; forming a metal layer over the doped layer, wherein a tensile stress in the metal layer is configured to cause a fracture in the semiconductor substrate; removing a semiconductor layer from the semiconductor substrate at the fracture; and forming the single junction photovoltaic cell using the semiconductor layer. A single-junction photovoltaic cell includes a doped layer comprising a dopant diffused into a semiconductor substrate; a patterned conducting layer formed on the doped layer; a semiconductor layer comprising the semiconductor substrate located on the doped layer on a surface of the doped layer opposite the patterned conducting layer; and an ohmic contact layer formed on the semiconductor layer.
摘要:
A multi-junction photovoltaic device includes a germanium layer having pyramidal shapes with (111) facets exposed to form a textured surface. A first p-n junction is formed on or over the textured surface. Another p-n junction is formed over the first p-n junction and following the textured surface.
摘要:
An SOI substrate including a buried insulator layer positioned between a base substrate and a top semiconductor active layer is first provided. A semiconductor device can then be formed on and/or within a portion of the top semiconductor active layer. A bottommost surface of the buried insulator layer which is opposite a topmost surface of the buried insulator layer that forms an interface with the top semiconductor active layer can be then exposed. Ions can then be implanted through the bottommost surface of the buried insulator layer and into a portion of the buried insulator layer. The ions are implanted at energy ranges that do not disturb the buried insulator layer/top semiconductor active layer interface, while leaving a relatively thin portion of the buried insulator layer near the buried insulator layer/top semiconductor active layer interface intact.
摘要:
Improved Fin Field Effect Transistors (FinFET) are provided, as well as improved techniques for forming fins for a FinFET. A fin for a FinFET is formed by forming a semi-insulating layer on an insulator that gives a sufficiently large conduction band offset (ΔEc) ranging from 0.05-0.6 eV; patterning an epitaxy mask on the semi-insulating layer, wherein the epitaxy mask has a reverse image of a desired pattern of the fin; performing a selective epitaxial growth within the epitaxy mask; and removing the epitaxy mask such that the fin remains on the semi-insulating layer. The semi-insulating layer comprises, for example, a III-V semiconductor material and optionally further comprises a Si δ-doping layer to supply electron carriers to the III-V channel.
摘要:
Improved Fin Field Effect Transistors (FinFET) are provided, as well as improved techniques for forming fins for a FinFET. A fin for a FinFET is formed by forming a semi-insulating layer on an insulator that gives a sufficiently large conduction band offset (ΔEe) ranging from 0.05-0.6 eV; patterning an epitaxy mask on the semi-insulating layer, wherein the epitaxy mask has a reverse image of a desired pattern of the fin; performing a selective epitaxial growth within the epitaxy mask; and removing the epitaxy mask such that the fin remains on the semi-insulating layer. The semi-insulating layer comprises, for example, a III-V semiconductor material and optionally further comprises a Si δ-doping layer to supply electron carriers to the III-V channel.
摘要:
Improved semiconductor substrates are provided that employ a wide bandgap material between the channel and the insulator. A semiconductor substrate comprises a channel layer comprised of a III-V material; an insulator layer; and a wide bandgap material between the channel layer and the insulator layer, wherein a conduction band offset (ΔEc) between the channel layer and the wide bandgap material is between 0.05 eV and 0.8 eV. The channel layer can be comprised of, for example, In1-xGaxAs or In1-xGaxSb, with x varying from 0 to 1. The wide bandgap material can be comprised of, for example, In1-yAlyAs, In1-yAlyP, Al1-yGayAs or In1-yGayP, with y varying from 0 to 1.