Comparison of iron-related recombination centers in boron, gallium, and indium doped silicon analyzed by defect parameter contour mapping

Tine U. Nærland, Simone Bernardini, Nathan Stoddard, Ethan Good, André Augusto, Mariana Bertoni

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Abstract

In this work, we are showing that iron (Fe) related defects in mono-silicon have very different recombination characteristics depending on the doping element employed. While the defect characteristics of the Fe in its dissociated state is comparably the same in the materials of investigation, the defect characteristics of the associated state vary considerably. By using, defect parameter contour mapping (DPCM), a newly developed method for analyzing temperature and injection dependent lifetime data, we have for the first time, been able to show that in the case of gallium doping it is the orthorhombic state of the Fe-acceptor complex that is dominating the lifetime.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)138-145
Number of pages8
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume124
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event7th International Conference on Silicon Photovoltaics, SiliconPV 2017 - Freiburg, Germany
Duration: Apr 3 2017Apr 5 2017

Keywords

  • Boron-doping
  • DPCM
  • Fe-contamination
  • Gallium-doping
  • Indium-doping
  • Lifetime Spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Energy

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