Direct observation of hydrogen at defects in multicrystalline silicon

Hydrogen passivation is a key industrial technique used to reduce the recombination activity of defects in multicrystalline silicon (mc‐Si). However, not all dislocations and grain boundaries respond well to traditional hydrogen passivation techniques. In order to understand the reasons for these di...

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Hlavní autoři: Tweddle, D, Hamer, P, Shen, Z, Markevich, VP, Moody, MP, Wilshaw, PR
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Wiley 2019
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Shrnutí:Hydrogen passivation is a key industrial technique used to reduce the recombination activity of defects in multicrystalline silicon (mc‐Si). However, not all dislocations and grain boundaries respond well to traditional hydrogen passivation techniques. In order to understand the reasons for these different behaviours, and how superior passivation might be achieved, a method is required for the direct observation of hydrogen at these defects. Here, we present a novel characterisation technique based on a combination of transmission Kikuchi diffraction (TKD), atom probe tomography (APT), and isotopic substitution that enables unambiguous detection and quantification of hydrogen atoms present at crystallographic defects in mc‐Si.