| Issue |
EPJ Photovolt.
Volume 2, 2011
Topical issue: Photovoltaic Technical Conference (PVTC 2011)
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 25001 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Semiconductor Thin Films | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2011024 | |
| Published online | 29 September 2011 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjpv/2011024
Optical evaluation of doping concentration in SiO2 doping source layer for silicon quantum dot materials
1
The University of New South Wales, UNSW, Sydney, NSW
2052,
Australia
2
Institute of Semiconductor Electronic, RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen,
Germany
a
e-mail: tianz@student.unsw.edu.au
Received: 22 June 2011
Accepted: 16 August 2011
Published online:
29
September
2011
We have investigated and proposed a simple method to correlate optical absorption with high B doping concentrations in thin SiO2 films that offer a potential doping source for Si quantum dots. SiO2 films with boron and phosphorus were deposited using a computer controlled co-sputtering system. By assessing the absorption coefficients, it was observed that the doping can dramatically increase the absorption of the transparent SiO2. Additionally, the highly doped SiO2 films have a very broad Urbach like absorption tail and the absorption corresponds well with the doping level.
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