Abstract:
A method for forming a selective emitter on a silicon solar cell is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises forming an oxide layer on a surface of a P-type silicon substrate, implanting phosphorus doping atoms into the oxide layer on the substrate using plasma immersion ion implantation, patterning the oxide layer, annealing the substrate to provide heavily doped regions in the patterned regions and a lightly doped region between the patterned regions, and providing metal contacts at the heavily doped regions.
Abstract:
NMOS transistors having controlled channel strain and junction resistance and methods for the fabrication of same are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming an NMOS transistor may include (a) providing a substrate having a p-type silicon region; (b) depositing a silicon seed layer atop the p-type silicon region; (c) depositing a silicon-containing bulk layer comprising silicon, silicon and a lattice adjusting element or silicon and an n-type dopant atop the silicon seed layer; (d) implanting at least one of the lattice adjusting element or the n-type dopant which is absent from the silicon-containing bulk layer deposited in (c) into the silicon-containing bulk layer; and (e) annealing the silicon-containing bulk layer with an energy beam after implantation in (d). In some embodiments, the substrate may comprise a partially fabricated NMOS transistor device having a source/drain region defined therein.
Abstract:
NMOS transistors having controlled channel strain and junction resistance and methods for the fabrication of same are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming an NMOS transistor may include (a) providing a substrate having a p-type silicon region; (b) depositing a silicon seed layer atop the p-type silicon region; (c) depositing a silicon-containing bulk layer comprising silicon, silicon and a lattice adjusting element or silicon and an n-type dopant atop the silicon seed layer; (d) implanting at least one of the lattice adjusting element or the n-type dopant which is absent from the silicon-containing bulk layer deposited in (c) into the silicon-containing bulk layer; and (e) annealing the silicon-containing bulk layer with an energy beam after implantation in (d). In some embodiments, the substrate may comprise a partially fabricated NMOS transistor device having a source/drain region defined therein.