METHODS FOR ENHANCING LIGHT ABSORPTION DURING PV APPLICATIONS
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS FOR ENHANCING LIGHT ABSORPTION DURING PV APPLICATIONS 有权
    在光伏应用中增强光吸收的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110263068A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-27

    申请号:US13087823

    申请日:2011-04-15

    IPC分类号: H01L31/18

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention generally relate to solar cell devices and methods for manufacturing such solar cell devices. In one embodiment, a method for forming a solar cell device includes depositing a conversion layer over a first surface of a substrate, depositing a first transparent conductive oxide layer over a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface, depositing a first p-doped silicon layer over the first transparent conductive oxide layer, depositing a first intrinsic silicon layer over the first p-doped silicon layer, and depositing a first n-doped silicon layer over the first intrinsic silicon layer. The method further includes depositing a second transparent conductive oxide layer over the first n-doped silicon layer, and depositing an electrically conductive contact layer over the second transparent conductive oxide layer.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例一般涉及用于制造这种太阳能电池装置的太阳能电池装置和方法。 在一个实施例中,一种用于形成太阳能电池器件的方法包括在衬底的第一表面上沉积转换层,在衬底的与第一表面相对的第二表面上沉积第一透明导电氧化物层,沉积第一p 在第一透明导电氧化物层之上的掺杂硅层,在第一p掺杂硅层上沉积第一本征硅层,以及在第一本征硅层上沉积第一n掺杂硅层。 该方法还包括在第一n掺杂硅层上沉积第二透明导电氧化物层,以及在第二透明导电氧化物层上沉积导电接触层。

    Methods for enhancing light absorption during PV applications
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods for enhancing light absorption during PV applications 有权
    在PV应用中增强光吸收的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08822259B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-02

    申请号:US13087823

    申请日:2011-04-15

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention generally relate to solar cell devices and methods for manufacturing such solar cell devices. In one embodiment, a method for forming a solar cell device includes depositing a conversion layer over a first surface of a substrate, depositing a first transparent conductive oxide layer over a second surface of the substrate that is opposite the first surface, depositing a first p-doped silicon layer over the first transparent conductive oxide layer, depositing a first intrinsic silicon layer over the first p-doped silicon layer, and depositing a first n-doped silicon layer over the first intrinsic silicon layer. The method further includes depositing a second transparent conductive oxide layer over the first n-doped silicon layer, and depositing an electrically conductive contact layer over the second transparent conductive oxide layer.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例一般涉及用于制造这种太阳能电池装置的太阳能电池装置和方法。 在一个实施例中,一种用于形成太阳能电池器件的方法包括在衬底的第一表面上沉积转换层,在衬底的与第一表面相对的第二表面上沉积第一透明导电氧化物层,沉积第一p 在第一透明导电氧化物层之上的掺杂硅层,在第一p掺杂硅层上沉积第一本征硅层,以及在第一本征硅层上沉积第一n掺杂硅层。 该方法还包括在第一n掺杂硅层上沉积第二透明导电氧化物层,以及在第二透明导电氧化物层上沉积导电接触层。

    Fast axis beam profile shaping for high power laser diode based annealing system
    3.
    发明授权
    Fast axis beam profile shaping for high power laser diode based annealing system 有权
    基于高功率激光二极管的退火系统的快轴光束轮廓成形

    公开(公告)号:US08288683B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-16

    申请号:US12291002

    申请日:2008-11-04

    IPC分类号: B23K26/00

    摘要: A dynamic surface anneal apparatus for annealing a semiconductor workpiece has a workpiece support for supporting a workpiece, an optical source and scanning apparatus for scanning the optical source and the workpiece support relative to one another along a fast axis. The optical source includes an array of laser emitters arranged generally in successive rows of the emitters, the rows being transverse to the fast axis. Plural collimating lenslets overlie respective ones of the rows of emitters and provide collimation along the fast axis. The selected lenslets have one or a succession of optical deflection angles corresponding to beam deflections along the fast axis for respective rows of emitters. Optics focus light from the array of laser emitters onto a surface of the workpiece to form a succession of line beams transverse to the fast axis spaced along the fast axis in accordance with the succession of deflection angles.

    摘要翻译: 用于退火半导体工件的动态表面退火装置具有用于支撑工件的工件支撑件,用于沿着快轴相对于彼此扫描光源和工件支撑件的光源和扫描装置。 光源包括大致以发射器的连续行布置的激光发射器的阵列,该列横向于快轴。 多个准直的小透镜叠加在发射器排中的相应行上,并沿着快轴提供准直。 所选择的小透镜具有对应于沿着快轴的光束偏转的相应行发射器的一个或一系列光学偏转角。 将来自激光发射器阵列的光聚焦到工件的表面上,以根据偏转角的顺序形成一系列沿着快轴间隔开的快轴的线束。

    Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing system
    4.
    发明授权
    Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing system 有权
    基于高功率激光二极管的退火系统的准直小透镜的快轴光束轮廓成形

    公开(公告)号:US07674999B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-09

    申请号:US11508781

    申请日:2006-08-23

    IPC分类号: H01L21/324 H01L21/477

    摘要: A dynamic surface anneal apparatus for annealing a semiconductor workpiece has a workpiece support for supporting a workpiece, an optical source and scanning apparatus for scanning the optical source and the workpiece support relative to one another along a fast axis. The optical source includes an array of laser emitters arranged generally in successive rows of the emitters, the rows being transverse to the fast axis. Plural collimating lenslets overlie respective ones of the rows of emitters and provide collimation along the fast axis. The selected lenslets have one or a succession of optical deflection angles corresponding to beam deflections along the fast axis for respective rows of emitters. Optics focus light from the array of laser emitters onto a surface of the workpiece to form a succession of line beams transverse to the fast axis spaced along the fast axis in accordance with the succession of deflection angles.

    摘要翻译: 用于退火半导体工件的动态表面退火装置具有用于支撑工件的工件支撑件,用于沿着快轴相对于彼此扫描光源和工件支撑件的光源和扫描装置。 光源包括大致以发射器的连续行布置的激光发射器的阵列,该列横向于快轴。 多个准直的小透镜叠加在发射器排中的相应行上,并沿着快轴提供准直。 所选择的小透镜具有对应于沿着快轴的光束偏转的相应行发射器的一个或一系列光学偏转角。 将来自激光发射器阵列的光聚焦到工件的表面上,以根据偏转角的顺序形成一系列沿着快轴间隔开的快轴的线束。

    Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing system
    5.
    发明申请
    Fast axis beam profile shaping by collimation lenslets for high power laser diode based annealing system 有权
    基于高功率激光二极管的退火系统的准直小透镜的快轴光束轮廓成形

    公开(公告)号:US20080210671A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-04

    申请号:US11508781

    申请日:2006-08-23

    IPC分类号: B23K26/00

    摘要: A dynamic surface anneal apparatus for annealing a semiconductor workpiece has a workpiece support for supporting a workpiece, an optical source and scanning apparatus for scanning the optical source and the workpiece support relative to one another along a fast axis. The optical source includes an array of laser emitters arranged generally in successive rows of the emitters, the rows being transverse to the fast axis. Plural collimating lenslets overlie respective ones of the rows of emitters and provide collimation along the fast axis. The selected lenslets have one or a succession of optical deflection angles corresponding to beam deflections along the fast axis for respective rows of emitters. Optics focus light from the array of laser emitters onto a surface of the workpiece to form a succession of line beams transverse to the fast axis spaced along the fast axis in accordance with the succession of deflection angles.

    摘要翻译: 用于退火半导体工件的动态表面退火装置具有用于支撑工件的工件支撑件,用于沿着快轴相对于彼此扫描光源和工件支撑件的光源和扫描装置。 光源包括大致以发射器的连续行布置的激光发射器的阵列,这些行横向于快轴。 多个准直的小透镜叠加在发射器排中的相应行上,并沿着快轴提供准直。 所选择的小透镜具有对应于沿着快轴的光束偏转的相应行发射器的一个或一系列光学偏转角。 将来自激光发射器阵列的光聚焦到工件的表面上,以根据偏转角的顺序形成一系列沿着快轴间隔开的快轴的线束。

    High quality oxide on an epitaxial layer
    6.
    发明授权
    High quality oxide on an epitaxial layer 失效
    外延层上的高质量氧化物

    公开(公告)号:US07232728B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-19

    申请号:US08593949

    申请日:1996-01-30

    IPC分类号: H01L21/336

    摘要: This invention improves the quality of gate oxide dielectric layers using a two-pronged approach, thus permitting the use of much thinner silicon dioxide gate dielectric layers required for lower-voltage, ultra-dense integrated circuits. In order to eliminate defects caused by imperfections in bulk silicon, an in-situ grown epitaxial layer is formed on active areas following a strip of the pad oxide layer used beneath the silicon nitride islands used for masking during the field oxidation process. By growing an epitaxial silicon layer prior to gate dielectric layer formation, defects in the bulk silicon substrate are covered over and, hence, isolated from the oxide growth step. In order to maintain the integrity of the selective epitaxial growth step, the wafers are maintained in a controlled, oxygen-free environment until the epitaxial growth step is accomplished. In order to eliminate defects caused by a native oxide layer, the wafers are maintained in a controlled, oxygen-free environment until being subjected to elevated temperature in a controlled, oxidizing environment. In one embodiment, the oxidizing environment comprises diatomic oxygen, while in another embodiment, the oxidizing environment comprises diatomic oxygen and ozone.

    摘要翻译: 本发明使用双管齐下的方法提高了栅极氧化物电介质层的质量,从而允许使用更低的,超低密度集成电路所需的更薄的二氧化硅栅介质层。 为了消除体硅缺陷引起的缺陷,在场氧化工艺中用于掩蔽的氮化硅岛下方的氧化硅层之后的有源区上形成原位生长的外延层。 通过在栅极介电层形成之前生长外延硅层,将体硅衬底中的缺陷覆盖并因此从氧化物生长步骤中分离。 为了保持选择性外延生长步骤的完整性,将晶片保持在受控的无氧环境中,直到外延生长步骤完成。 为了消除由自然氧化物层引起的缺陷,将晶片保持在受控制的无氧环境中,直到在受控的氧化环境中经历升高的温度。 在一个实施方案中,氧化环境包括双原子氧,而在另一个实施方案中,氧化环境包括双原子氧和臭氧。

    Capacitor constructions with a barrier layer to threshold voltage shift inducing material
    7.
    发明授权
    Capacitor constructions with a barrier layer to threshold voltage shift inducing material 失效
    具有阻挡层的阈值电压移动诱导材料的电容器结构

    公开(公告)号:US07205600B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-17

    申请号:US10223805

    申请日:2002-08-19

    IPC分类号: H01L27/108 H01L29/76

    摘要: A capacitor forming method can include forming an insulation layer over a substrate and forming a barrier layer to threshold voltage shift inducing material over the substrate. An opening can be formed at least into the insulation layer and a capacitor dielectric layer formed at least within the opening. Threshold voltage inducing material can be provided over the barrier layer but be retarded in movement into an electronic device comprised by the substrate. The dielectric layer can comprise a tantalum oxide and the barrier layer can include a silicon nitride. Providing threshold voltage shift inducing material can include oxide annealing dielectric layer such as with N2O. The barrier layer can be formed over the insulation layer, the insulation layer can be formed over the barrier layer, or the barrier layer can be formed over a first insulation layer with a second insulation layer formed over the barrier layer. Further, the barrier layer can be formed after forming the capacitor electrode or after forming the dielectric layer, for example, by using poor step coverage deposition methods.

    摘要翻译: 电容器形成方法可以包括在衬底上形成绝缘层,并在衬底上形成阈值电压移动诱导材料的势垒层。 开口可以至少形成在绝缘层中,并且至少形成在开口内形成电容器电介质层。 阈值电压诱导材料可以设置在阻挡层之上,但是在运动中被延迟到由衬底包括的电子器件中。 电介质层可以包括氧化钽,并且阻挡层可以包括氮化硅。 提供阈值电压移动诱导材料可以包括氧化物退火介质层,例如N 2 O 2。 可以在绝缘层上形成阻挡层,可以在阻挡层上形成绝缘层,或者可以在第一绝缘层上形成阻挡层,在隔离层上形成第二绝缘层。 此外,阻挡层可以在形成电容器电极之后或在形成介电层之后形成,例如通过使用差的阶梯覆盖沉积方法。

    Selective spacer to prevent metal oxide formation during polycide reoxidation
    10.
    发明授权
    Selective spacer to prevent metal oxide formation during polycide reoxidation 失效
    选择性间隔物,以防止在多偶氮化物再氧化过程中形成金属氧化物

    公开(公告)号:US07009264B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-07

    申请号:US08902809

    申请日:1997-07-30

    IPC分类号: H01L29/76

    摘要: A selective spacer to prevent metal oxide formation during polycide reoxidation of a feature such as an electrode and a method for forming the selective spacer are disclosed. A material such as a thin silicon nitride or an amorphous silicon film is selectively deposited on the electrode by limiting deposition time to a period less than an incubation time for the material on silicon dioxide near the electrode. The spacer is deposited only on the electrode and not on surrounding silicon dioxide. The spacer serves as a barrier for the electrode during subsequent oxidation to prevent metal oxide formation while allowing oxidation to take place over the silicon dioxide.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于防止诸如电极的特征(例如电极)的聚合物再氧化期间的金属氧化物形成的选择性间隔物和用于形成选择性间隔物的方法。 将诸如薄氮化硅或非晶硅膜的材料通过将沉积时间限制在电极附近的二氧化硅上的材料的温育时间以下来选择性地沉积在电极上。 间隔物仅沉积在电极上而不是沉积在周围的二氧化硅上。 间隔物在随后的氧化期间用作电极的屏障,以防止金属氧化物形成,同时允许氧化发生在二氧化硅上。