VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER MEHRSCHICHT-SOLARZELLE

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AU95/00812 Sec. 371 Date May 29, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 29, 1997 PCT Filed Dec. 1, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/17388 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 6, 1996A semiconductor structure and method of forming the structure, where a supporting substrate or superstrate provides the mechanical strength to support overlying thin active regions. The thin dielectric layer deposited over the substrate or superstrate serves to isolate the deposited layers from the substrate from optical, metallurgical and/or chemical perspectives. A seeding layer is then deposited, the seeding layer being of n-type silicon with appropriate treatments to give the desired large grain size. This layer may be crystallized as it is deposited, or may be deposited in amorphous form and then crystallized with further processing. A stack of alternating polarity layers of amorphous silicon or silicon alloy incorporating n-type or p-type dopants in the alternating layers is then deposited over the seeding layer. Solid phase crystallization is then performed to give the desired grain size of 3 mu m or larger which can be achieved by extended heating of the layers at low temperature.