摘要:
A thin film forming method and apparatus forms a thin film having an excellent thickness uniformity over a substrate, particularly a large-area substrate. The thin film forming method and apparatus includes a film forming chamber in which an inductive coupling electrode having a feeding portion and a grounding portion at its two ends is arranged, a high-frequency power source for feeding a high-frequency power to the feeding portion, and a waveform generator for amplitude-modulating the high-frequency power outputted from the high-frequency power source. The amplitude-modulated high-frequency power is fed to the inductive coupling electrode to generate a plasma so that a thin film may be formed on a substrate arranged to face the inductive coupling electrode.
摘要:
The disclosure relates to a microcrystal silicon thin film transistor; The transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, an insulating film formed on the substrate, a non-doped microcrystal silicon film formed on the insulating film, and source and drain electrodes which are formed on the microcrystal film. In the transistor, there is provided an ohmic contact between the source and drain electrodes through the microcrystal silicon film. The insulating film optionally has an etched surface layer prepared by etching the insulating film which has been formed on the substrate, with an aqueous solution containing HF. The TFT can be produced in a simple manner with safety and with a simple equipment.
摘要:
A solar cell substrate has irregularities on a surface which is in contact with a photo-electric conversion layer, and light is incident on the side of the irregularities. The height of the irregularities is set so that the root mean square height is in a range of 15 nm to 600 nm, and tan &thgr; is in a range of 0.10 to 0.30, where &thgr; is the angle of incline of the surface of the irregularities with respect to an average line of the irregularities. Light incident on the irregularities is scattered at the interface. This increases the optical path length and thus the quantity of light absorbed in the photo-electric conversion layer, resulting in improved efficiency. Additionally, the photo-electric conversion layer can be made thinner reducing deposit time and manufacturing cost. Further, collision of crystals is not incurred, thus preventing deterioration of photo-electric conversion efficiency which is caused by defects.
摘要:
The disclosure relates to an amorphous silicon thin film transistor. The transistor includes a substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, an insulating film formed on the substrate, a hydrogenated amorphous silicon film formed on the insulating film, a non-doped microcrystal silicon film formed on the amorphous silicon film; and source and drain electrodes which are formed on the microcrystal silicon film. In the transistor, there is provided an ohmic contact between the source and drain electrodes through the microcrystal silicon film. The insulating film optionally has an etched surface layer prepared by etching the insulating film which has been formed on the substrate, with an aqueous solution containing HF. The TFT can be produced in a simple manner with safety and with a simple equipment.
摘要:
An apparatus for measuring surface roughness or profile of a subject, including a truncated conical lens having a central circular flat surface and a conical surface, and an objective lens disposed in series with the truncated conical lens. Parallel rays of light are transmitted through the truncated conical and objective lenses and are thereby converted into a first and a second measuring beam for irradiating respectively a minute spot on the surface of the subject and an annular spot surrounding the minute spot. An optical arrangement is provided for preparing a reference beam whose frequency is different from that of the measuring beams, and effecting interference between the reference beam with each of the first and second measuring beams, to produce two beat beams, which are converted into electrical beat signals. A height variation or roughness of the subject surface is determined based on a phase difference between the two beat signals.
摘要:
An optical surface roughness measuring device for measuring roughness of a surface of a subject in a non-contacting manner. The apparatus includes a laser device for producing two linearly polarized laser beams which has mutually perpendicular polarization planes and different frequencies, and an optical device adapted to receive the two linearly polarized beams, converge one of the two laser beams so as to irradiate a first reading spot on the surface of the subject, convert the other of the two laser beams into parallel rays of light, and irradiate a second reading spot on the surface with the parallel rays of light of the other laser beam such that the second reading spot is aligned with the first reading spot and has a diameter sufficiently larger than that of the first reading spot. The surface roughness is measured based on a detected change in a beat frequency of the two laser beams reflected by the first and second reading spots. Alternatively, the two beams may be converged by a converging lens device at two spaced-apart points of the subject surface. In this case, an optical device includes an arrangement for establishing an angle of inclination between the directions of incidence of the two beams upon the converging lens device.
摘要:
The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention comprises at least one desired thin film 4 formed on a linear substrate 3 having a length ten or more times greater than a width, thickness, or diameter of the linear substrate itself. Adopting semiconductor as the thin film 4 forms a linear semiconductor thin film. The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention is produced by utilizing a fiber-drawing technique which is a fabricating technique of optical fibers.
摘要:
A submarine cable protecting device in which a plurality of pairs of half members are connected in series, includes a cylindrical portion which encloses a submarine cable. An outside spherical surface extending from one end of the cylindrical portion is provided at one end of each of the half members. An inside spherical surface extending from the other end of the cylindrical portion is provided at the other end of each of the half members, the inside spherical surface being shaped such that the inside spherical surface of one of the half members encompasses the outside spherical surface of another of the half members and the outside spherical surface cannot be detached from the inside spherical surface when the two half members are connected in series. The outside spherical surfaces of one pair of the half members has a reduced outside diameter when the outside spherical surfaces are contacted and the inside spherical surfaces are separated. The outside spherical surfaces are inserted into the inside spherical surfaces of another pair of the half members, and the two pairs of the half members are connected in series when the inside spherical surfaces are contacted.
摘要:
A process for producing a photovoltaic device that can improve the power generation characteristics of a solar cell having a heterojunction composed of a p-type crystalline Ge (substrate), an i-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, and an n-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer. A process for producing a photovoltaic device (100) comprising a heterojunction cell (1) prepared by sequentially stacking an i-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (12) and an n-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (13) on top of a substrate (p-type crystalline Ge (11)), the process comprising a PH3 exposure treatment stage of adjusting the temperature of the substrate (11), from which a surface oxide film has been removed, to a prescribed temperature, and subsequently placing the substrate in a vacuum chamber and exposing the substrate to PH3, an i-layer deposition stage of depositing the i-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (12) on the PH3-exposed substrate, an n-layer deposition stage of depositing the n-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (13) on the i-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer (12), and an electrode formation stage of forming electrodes (2, 3, 4) on the surface of the n-type amorphous silicon semiconductor layer, and on the back surface of the substrate (11).
摘要:
The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention comprises at least one desired thin film 4 formed on a linear substrate 3 having a length ten or more times greater than a width, thickness, or diameter of the linear substrate itself. Adopting semiconductor as the thin film 4 forms a linear semiconductor thin film. The linear semiconductor substrate 1 or 2 of the present invention is produced by utilizing a fiber-drawing technique which is a fabricating technique of optical fibers.