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Epitaxial germanium growth and electrical characterization (Comunicazione a convegno)

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Comunicazione a convegno (Classe)

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Epitaxial germanium growth and electrical characterization (Comunicazione a convegno) (literal)

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2010-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)

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Bosi M.; Attolini G.; Ferrari C.; Frigeri C.; Gombia E.; Asar T.; Boyali E.; Ozcelik S.; Kasap M. (2010)
Epitaxial germanium growth and electrical characterization
in Italian Crystal Growth Progress in Functional Materials Conference, Parma
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In: ICG 2010 - Italian Crystal Growth Progress in Functional Materials Conference (Parma, 18-19/11 2010). (literal)

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Low bandgap Ge homojunctions are normally used in photovoltaic multiple junction solar cells or thermo-photovoltaic cells and are usually realized by thermal diffusion, starting from an n-type or p-type substrate. However the diffusion process itself intrinsically precludes the possibility to obtain sharp junctions and to control the doping profile. A better thickness and doping control could be achieved by epitaxial deposition of Ge junctions, with the aim to obtain better photovoltaic efficiencies. Single junction epitaxial Ge cells with high efficiency could find use either in III-V multijunction high efficiency solar cells or in thermophotovoltaic devices coupled to a burner and to suitable selective emitters based on rare earth elements. The samples presented in this talk were deposited by means of Metal Organic Vapur Phase Epitaxy (MOVPE) on Ge and on GaAs using Iso-Butyl Germane (iBuGe) as organic precursor. Structures of different thickness were growth by varying the deposition temperature between 400 and 700°C on n and p-type Ge substrates and on GaAs substrate. Arsenic was used as both doping element and as surfactant: in the latter case it was found to improve the epitaxial quality at low temperature. Memory effect of AsH3 in the MOVPE reactor will be discussed. Nominally undoped Ge was found to be p-type, while n-type doping is obtained with the use of AsH3. n/p and p/n junctions were obtained by using a p or n substrate and depositing a n or p type layer, respectively. A completely epitaxial n/p junction on a p Ge substrate was also deposited. Vertical Ge/Ge mesa junctions were prepared on the above structures by using conventional photolithographic techniques. Ohmic contacts were obtained by evaporation, followed by a thermal annealing at 250 °C for 60 seconds, of Au on the backside of the ptype substrate and by evaporation of Au dots, 400 mm in diameter, onto the n-type epilayer. 500 mm mesa structures, concentric to Au dots, were then prepared by che (literal)

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