公开(公告)号：US06632284B2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-14

申请号：US09767856

申请日：2001-01-24

申请人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： C23C1600

CPC分类号： H01J37/32009 ,  C23C16/5096 ,  C23C16/545 ,  H01J37/32532

摘要： A two-layer structured electric power application electrode including a non-split electrode consisting of a single planar plate and six split electrodes arranged on the non-split electrode so as to be electrically in contact with the non-split electrode is arranged on the upper side of a discharge chamber provided within a vacuum container such that the power application electrode faces a strip substrate in parallel. The split electrodes are arranged in such a manner as to form a planar plane, and the distance between the surfaces of the split electrodes facing the strip substrate and the strip substrate is uniform. The total area of the surfaces of the split electrodes facing the strip substrate is the same as the area of the non-split electrode on which the split electrodes are mounted.

摘要翻译： 包括由单个平面板组成的非分裂电极和布置在非分离电极上以与非分离电极电接触的六个分离电极的双层结构电力施加电极设置在上部 设置在真空容器内的排出室的侧面，使得电力施加电极平行面对带状基板。 分割电极以形成平面的方式布置，并且分离电极的面对带状基板和带状基板的表面之间的距离是均匀的。 分开电极面对带状基板的表面的总面积与安装有分离电极的非分割电极的面积相同。

公开(公告)号：US06470823B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-29

申请号：US09771650

申请日：2001-01-30

申请人： Takahiro Yajima ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takeshi Shishido

发明人： Takahiro Yajima ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takeshi Shishido

IPC分类号： C23C1600

CPC分类号： H01J37/32009 ,  C23C16/4401 ,  C23C16/4412 ,  C23C16/455 ,  C23C16/509 ,  H01J37/32532

摘要： A film-forming apparatus comprising a vacuum chamber, a power application electrode, a raw material gas introduction portion through which a raw material gas is introduced into the vacuum chamber, and an exhaustion portion through which the vacuum chamber is exhausted, the power application electrode being arranged so as to oppose a substrate for film formation positioned in the vacuum chamber, characterized in that at least said raw material gas introduction portion or the exhaustion portion is provided with an opening adjusting member having a desired thickness for intercepting the plasma, and the power application electrode and the opening adjusting member are arranged to satisfy an equation a or c≧b, with a being a shortest distance between the power application electrode and the opening adjusting member provided at the raw material gas introduction portion, c being a shortest distance between the power application electrode and the opening adjusting member provided at the exhaustion portion, and b being an average distance between the substrate and a horizontal plane face of the power application electrode which is opposed to a face of the substrate.

摘要翻译： 一种成膜设备，包括真空室，电力施加电极，原料气体引入到真空室中的原料气体引入部分和真空室排出的排气部分，电力施加电极 被布置成与位于真空室中的成膜用基板相对，其特征在于，至少所述原料气体导入部或者所述排气部设置有用于截取等离子体的期望厚度的开口调节部件， 电力施加电极和开口调整构件被布置成满足等式a或c> = b，其中电源施加电极和设置在原料气体导入部分的开口调节构件之间的距离最短，c是最短的 电力施加电极和设置在排气口处的开口调节构件之间的距离 离子部分，b是与基板的表面相对的电力施加电极的基板与水平面面之间的平均距离。

公开(公告)号：US06846521B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-25

申请号：US10650763

申请日：2003-08-29

申请人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： C23C16/503 ,  C23C16/509 ,  C23C16/54 ,  H01J37/32 ,  H01L21/205 ,  H01L31/04 ,  C23C16/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/32009 ,  C23C16/5096 ,  C23C16/545 ,  H01J37/32532

摘要： A two-layer structured electric power application electrode including a non-split electrode consisting of a single planar plate and six split electrodes arranged on the non-split electrode so as to be electrically in contact with the non-split electrode is arranged on the upper side of a discharge chamber provided within a vacuum container such that the power application electrode faces a strip substrate in parallel. The split electrodes are arranged in such a manner as to form a planar plane, and the distance between the surfaces of the split electrodes facing the strip substrate and the strip substrate is uniform. The total area of the surfaces of the split electrodes facing the strip substrate is the same as the area of the non-split electrode on which the split electrodes are mounted. This improves the uniformity in plasma generated in the apparatus for forming a deposited film and enables cutting-down of the costs required to form deposited films.

摘要翻译： 包括由单个平面板组成的非分裂电极和布置在非分离电极上以与非分离电极电接触的六个分离电极的双层结构电力施加电极设置在上部 设置在真空容器内的排出室的侧面，使得电力施加电极平行面对带状基板。 分割电极以形成平面的方式布置，并且分离电极的面对带状基板和带状基板的表面之间的距离是均匀的。 分离电极面对带状基板的表面的总面积与其上安装有分离电极的非分割电极的面积相同。 这提高了用于形成沉积膜的装置中产生的等离子体的均匀性，并且能够降低形成沉积膜所需的成本。

公开(公告)号：US06472296B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-29

申请号：US09912343

申请日：2001-07-26

申请人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： H01L2120

CPC分类号： C23C16/509 ,  H01J37/32082 ,  H01J37/32706 ,  H01L21/02425 ,  H01L21/02529 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02576 ,  H01L21/02579 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02661 ,  H01L31/1824 ,  H01L31/202 ,  H01L31/204 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/545 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A process for producing a semiconductor layer by introducing a raw gas into a discharge chamber and supplying high-frequency power to the chamber to decompose the raw gas by discharge, thereby forming a semiconductor layer on a substrate within the discharge chamber, the process comprising the steps of supplying high-frequency power of at least very high frequency (VHF) as the high-frequency power; supplying bias power of direct current power and/or high-frequency power of radio-frequency (RF) together with the high-frequency power of VHF to the discharge chamber; and controlling a direct current component of an electric current flowing into an electrode, to which the bias power is supplied, so as to fall within a range of from 0.1 A/m2 to 10 A/m2 in terms of a current density based on the area of an inner wall of the discharge chamber. A good-quality semiconductor layer can be deposited over a large area at a high speed.

摘要翻译： 一种制造半导体层的方法，该方法是通过将原料气体引入放电室并向室内供给高频电力，以通过放电来分解原料气体，由此在放电室内的基板上形成半导体层，该方法包括 提供至少非常高频（VHF）的高频功率作为高频功率的步骤; 将直流电力和/或射频（RF）的高频功率与VHF的高频功率一起提供给放电室; 并且以电流密度为基础控制流入施加偏压功率的电极的电流的直流分量，以0.1A / m 2至10A / m 2的范围内 放电室内壁面积。 高质量的半导体层可以在大面积上高速沉积。

公开(公告)号：US5720826A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-24

申请号：US657066

申请日：1996-05-29

申请人： Ryo Hayashi ,  Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Jinsho Matsuyama ,  Akira Sakai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Ryo Hayashi ,  Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Jinsho Matsuyama ,  Akira Sakai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： H01L31/04 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/075 ,  H01L31/20

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  H01L31/03921 ,  H01L31/202 ,  H01L31/204 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： Provided are a photovoltaic element suitable for practical use, low in cost, high in reliability, and high in photoelectric conversion efficiency, and a fabrication process thereof. In the photovoltaic element having stacked layers of non-single-crystal semiconductors, at least an i-type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer are stacked on a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, and the second conduction type semiconductor layer has a layer A formed by exposing the surface of the i-type semiconductor layer to a plasma containing a valence electron controlling agent and a layer B deposited on the layer A by a CVD process using at least the valence electron controlling agent and the main constituent elements of the i-type semiconductor layer.

摘要翻译： 提供适用于实际使用，成本低，可靠性高，光电转换效率高的光电元件及其制造方法。 在具有非单晶半导体层叠的光电元件中，在第一导电型半导体层上层叠至少i型半导体层和第二导电型半导体层，第二导电型半导体层具有层 A通过使用至少化合价电子控制剂和主要构成元素的CVD工艺将i型半导体层的表面暴露于含有价电子控制剂和沉积在层A上的层B的等离子体 i型半导体层。

公开(公告)号：US5769963A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-23

申请号：US697783

申请日：1996-08-30

申请人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Tomonori Nishimoto ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Tomonori Nishimoto ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： H01L31/0368 ,  H01L31/075 ,  H01L31/20 ,  H01L31/0352

CPC分类号： H01L31/076 ,  H01L31/03682 ,  H01L31/075 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/546 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A photovoltaic device comprises a semiconductor region having at least one set of semiconductor layers comprised of a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, an intrinsic or substantially intrinsic second semiconductor layer, and a third semiconductor layer having a conductivity type opposite to that of the first conductivity type, the layers being formed in this order, and first and second electrodes provided such that the electrodes interpose the semiconductor region; wherein the density of a dopant impurity determining the conductivity type of the first semiconductor layer in a set of semiconductor layers which is in contact with the first electrode is varied so as to be lower on the side of the first electrode, or the grain size of crystals in the first semiconductor layer is varied so as to be smaller on the side of the first electrode. This provides a photovoltaic device that does not exhibit great lowering of characteristics even when short circuits locally occur in the semiconductor layers during long-term service.

摘要翻译： 一种光电器件包括具有至少一组半导体层的半导体区域，该组半导体层由具有第一导电类型的第一半导体层，本征的或基本上本征的第二半导体层组成，以及具有与第 第一导电类型，这些层依次形成，第一和第二电极设置成使得电极插入半导体区域; 其中确定与第一电极接触的一组半导体层中的第一半导体层的导电类型的掺杂剂杂质的密度在第一电极的侧面变化，或者在第一电极的一侧的晶粒尺寸 第一半导体层中的晶体在第一电极侧变化较小。 这提供了即使在长期服务期间在半导体层中局部出现短路的情况下也不会出现特性的降低的光电器件。

公开(公告)号：US06495392B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-17

申请号：US09911172

申请日：2001-07-23

申请人： Akira Sakai ,  Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Akira Sakai ,  Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： H01L2100

CPC分类号： H01L31/075 ,  H01L31/056 ,  H01L31/202 ,  H01L31/204 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/548 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A process for producing a semiconductor device such as a photovoltaic element including a solar cell or a photosensor having a photoelectric conversion semiconductor layer formed by sequentially forming a p-type or n-type semiconductor layer composed of a non-single crystalline silicon series semiconductor material, an i-type semiconductor layer composed of a non-single crystalline silicon series semiconductor material, and an n-type or p-type semiconductor layer composed of a non-single crystalline silicon series semiconductor material on a substrate by means of plasma CVD, characterized in that at least one i-type semiconductor as said i-type semiconductor layer is formed in a discharge chamber having a cathode electrode by means of VHF plasma CVD using a silicon-containing raw material gas, wherein a VHF power of a wattage which is two times or less that of a VHF power required for decomposing 100% of said silicon-containing raw material gas is applied to said cathode electrode.

摘要翻译： 一种用于制造半导体器件的方法，诸如包括太阳能电池的光电元件或具有光电转换半导体层的光电传感器的光电元件，其顺序地形成由非单晶硅系列半导体材料构成的p型或n型半导体层 由非单晶硅系列半导体材料构成的i型半导体层和由等离子体CVD在基板上的非单晶硅系半导体材料构成的n型或p型半导体层， 其特征在于，通过使用含硅原料气体的VHF等离子体CVD，在具有阴极的放电室中形成至少一个作为所述i型半导体层的i型半导体，其中，功率的VHF功率 是分解100％的所述含硅原料气体所需的VHF功率的两倍或更少被施加到所述阴极。

公开(公告)号：US06287943B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-11

申请号：US09363825

申请日：1999-07-30

申请人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

发明人： Yasushi Fujioka ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Akira Sakai ,  Tadashi Sawayama ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Takahiro Yajima

IPC分类号： H01L2120

CPC分类号： C23C16/509 ,  H01J37/32082 ,  H01J37/32706 ,  H01L21/02425 ,  H01L21/02529 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02576 ,  H01L21/02579 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02661 ,  H01L31/1824 ,  H01L31/202 ,  H01L31/204 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/545 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： The invention provides a process for producing a semiconductor layer by introducing a raw gas into a discharge chamber and supplying high-frequency power to the chamber to decompose the raw gas by discharge, thereby forming a semiconductor layer on a substrate within the discharge chamber, the process comprising the steps of supplying high-frequency power of at least very high frequency (VHF) as the high-frequency power; supplying bias power of direct current power and/or high-frequency power of radio-frequency (RF) together with the high-frequency power of VHF to the discharge chamber; and controlling a direct current component of an electric current flowing into an electrode, to which the bias power is supplied, so as to fall within a range of from 0.1 A/m2 to 10 A/m2 in terms of a current density based on the area of an inner wall of the discharge chamber. A good-quality semiconductor layer can be deposited over a large area at a high speed.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种通过将原料气体引入放电室并向室内供给高频电力以通过放电分解原料气体从而在放电室内的基板上形成半导体层来制造半导体层的方法， 过程包括以下步骤：提供至少非常高频（VHF）的高频功率作为高频功率; 将直流电力和/或射频（RF）的高频功率与VHF的高频功率一起提供给放电室; 并且以电流密度为基础控制流入施加偏压功率的电极的电流的直流分量，以0.1A / m 2至10A / m 2的范围内 放电室内壁面积。 高质量的半导体层可以在大面积上高速沉积。

公开(公告)号：US20070169890A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-26

申请号：US11694889

申请日：2007-03-30

申请人： TAKESHI SHISHIDO ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Yasuyoshi Takai ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Koichiro Moriyama ,  Hidetoshi Tsuzuki ,  Hiroyuki Ozaki

发明人： TAKESHI SHISHIDO ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Yasuyoshi Takai ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Koichiro Moriyama ,  Hidetoshi Tsuzuki ,  Hiroyuki Ozaki

IPC分类号： H01L21/306 ,  C23C16/00

CPC分类号： H01J37/32844 ,  C23C14/564 ,  C23C16/4412 ,  Y02C20/30 ,  Y02P70/605

摘要： A chemical-reaction inducing means is provided in an exhaust line connecting a processing space for subjecting a substrate or a film to plasma processing to an exhaust means, and at least either an unreacted gas or byproduct exhausted from the processing space are caused to chemically react without allowing plasma in the processing space to reach the chemical-reaction inducing means, thereby improving the processing ability of the chemical-reaction inducing means to process the unreacted gas or byproduct.

摘要翻译： 化学反应诱发装置设置在连接用于对衬底或膜进行等离子体处理的处理空间到排气装置的排气管线中，并且至少从处理空间排出的未反应气体或副产物发生化学反应 不允许处理空间中的等离子体到达化学反应诱导装置，从而提高化学反应诱导装置处理未反应气体或副产物的处理能力。

公开(公告)号：US07211708B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-01

申请号：US09822191

申请日：2001-04-02

申请人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Yasuyoshi Takai ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Koichiro Moriyama ,  Hidetoshi Tsuzuki ,  Hiroyuki Ozaki

发明人： Takeshi Shishido ,  Shotaro Okabe ,  Masahiro Kanai ,  Yuzo Koda ,  Yasuyoshi Takai ,  Tadashi Hori ,  Koichiro Moriyama ,  Hidetoshi Tsuzuki ,  Hiroyuki Ozaki

IPC分类号： A62D3/00 ,  B08B15/00 ,  B08B5/00 ,  H05H1/03 ,  H05H1/16 ,  H05H1/48

CPC分类号： H01J37/32844 ,  C23C14/564 ,  C23C16/4412 ,  Y02C20/30 ,  Y02P70/605

摘要： A chemical-reaction inducing means is provided in an exhaust line connecting a processing space for subjecting a substrate or a film to plasma processing to an exhaust means, and at least either an unreacted gas or byproduct exhausted from the processing space are caused to chemically react without allowing plasma in the processing space to reach the chemical-reaction inducing means, thereby improving the processing ability of the chemical-reaction inducing means to process the unreacted gas or byproduct.

摘要翻译： 化学反应诱发装置设置在连接用于对衬底或膜进行等离子体处理的处理空间到排气装置的排气管线中，并且至少从处理空间排出的未反应气体或副产物发生化学反应 不允许处理空间中的等离子体到达化学反应诱导装置，从而提高化学反应诱导装置处理未反应气体或副产物的处理能力。