Effect of forming gas annealing on hydrogen content and surface morphology of titanium oxide coated crystalline silicon heterocontacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 022415
Author(s):  
Yuta Nakagawa ◽  
Kazuhiro Gotoh ◽  
Markus Wilde ◽  
Shohei Ogura ◽  
Yasuyoshi Kurokawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Titanium Oxide ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Crystalline Silicon

Preparation and the Blood Compatibility of Titanium Oxide Nanorod Arrays

2011 ◽  
Vol 306-307 ◽  
pp. 25-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Luo ◽  
Zhan Yun Huang ◽  
Di Hu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Titanium Oxide ◽  
Tin Oxide ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Blood Compatibility ◽  
Contact Angle Measurement ◽  
Angle Measurement ◽  
Nanorod Arrays ◽  
Wetting Properties

In this work, titanium oxide nanorod arrays were fabricated by using the hydrothermal method on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) coated glass. The diameter of the nanorods could be controlled from 150 nm to 30 nm by changing the growth parameters. The surface morphology and the structure of the samples were characterized by SEM and XRD. The wetting properties were identified by contact angle measurement. Platelet attachment was investigated to evaluate the blood compatibility of the samples with different nanoscale topographies. Results show that the nanotopographical surfaces perform outstanding blood compatibility, and the adhering platelet decreased with the increasing diameter of the nanorods.

scholarly journals Effect of Hydrogen Content in Intrinsic a-Si:H on Performances of Heterojunction Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Shao Cho ◽  
Chia-Hsun Hsu ◽  
Shui-Yang Lien ◽  
Dong-Sing Wuu ◽  
In-Cha Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Phase Particle ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Heterojunction Solar Cells ◽  
Hydrogenated Amorphous ◽  
Silane Plasma

Influences of hydrogen content in intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon (i-a-Si:H) on performances of heterojunction (HJ) solar cells are investigated. The simulation result shows that in the range of 0–18% of the i-layer hydrogen content, solar cells with higher i-layer hydrogen content can have higher degree of dangling bond passivation on single crystalline silicon (c-Si) surface. In addition, the experimental result shows that HJ solar cells with a low hydrogen content have a poor a-Si:H/c-Si interface. The deteriorate interface is assumed to be attributed to (i) voids created by insufficiently passivated c-Si surface dangling bonds, (ii) voids formed by SiH2clusters, and (iii) Si particles caused by gas phase particle formation in silane plasma. The proposed assumption is well supported and explained from the plasma point of view using optical emission spectroscopy.

Improving the Performance of Light Trapping in Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell through Effective Surface Texturing

2015 ◽  
Vol 1132 ◽  
pp. 144-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. Fashina ◽  
K.K. Adama ◽  
M.G. Zebaze Kana ◽  
Winston O. Soboyejo
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Visible Spectrum ◽  
Silicon Solar Cells ◽  
Etching Time ◽  
Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell ◽  
Light Rays

We investigate the effect of surface texturing on the light trapping properties of Silicon wafers as a function of reflection reduction and surface morphology. This was achieved by structuring a random square-based pyramids pattern on the surface of Silicon substrate using anisotropy etching. The light trapping effect was optimized for silicon solar cells by investigating the dependence of the silicon surface texturing on the process parameters such as etchant concentration, etching time and temperature. We study the surface morphology by analyzing the surface behaviour of the textured substrate using the atomic force microscope and scanning electron microscope. The results of roughness and optical reflection were obtained using the surface profiler and the UV/VIS the spectrometer respectively. In addition, an analytical modelling method was developed to determine the angles of incidence of light rays with each of the facets of the pyramids and the coordinate of the reflected light rays. The method used here is based on 3-D vector geometry of the pyramidal facets. The optimum parameters are found to be 40min, a temperature of 80oC and with KOH/IPA/DI in the ratio [2:4:46] by volume, yielding a surface roughness over 600 nm and a relative optical reflectance in the visible spectrum less than 10%, using polished Si as reference. The results and analysis of both the modelled and measured reflectance, suggest that the performance of the light trapping technique has a big potential in silicon solar cells application.

Preparation and Property of Electrodeposited Zn-Fe-SiO2 Composite Coating

2008 ◽  
Vol 373-374 ◽  
pp. 212-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Ying Fan ◽  
Ying Jie Zhang ◽  
Peng Dong
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Hydrogen Embrittlement ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Composite Coating ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Particle Concentration ◽  
Composite Coatings ◽  
Particle Content ◽  
Sulfate Bath ◽  
Sio2 Particles

Electrodeposited Zn and Zn-Fe alloy have been applied widely to protect steel from corrosion, but the property of coating still needs to be improved. In this paper, Zn-Fe-SiO2 composite coatings are electrodeposited from Zn-Fe alloy electrolyte containing SiO2 particles. Zinc based coatings with Fe% >1%(mass) are deposited from sulfate bath, and coatings with Fe% <1%(mass) are deposited from chloride bath. Particle content in the composite coating generally increases with particle concentration under an adequate agitation and then tends to saturation. The optimum particle content in the composite coating is 0.5%(mass). Corrosion resistance, porosity, hydrogen embrittlement and surface morphology of Zn-Fe-SiO2 composite coatings have been tested and compared with electrodeposited Zn and Zn-Fe alloy. The data implies that Zn-Fe-SiO2 composite coating has the best corrosion resistance, lowest porosity, lowest hydrogen content and the finest crystal. All the results show that Zn-Fe-SiO2 composite coating is satisfactory to be used as anti-corrosion material for steel and has a great future in application.

Effect of the High Voltage Anodic Oxidation on the Titanium Corrosion Resistance

2015 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 479-482
Author(s):  
Jeremiasz Krzysztof Koper ◽  
Jarosław Jakubowicz
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Titanium Oxide ◽  
Anodic Oxidation ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Titanium Surface ◽  
Biomedical Application ◽  
Potential Range ◽  
Ringer’S Solution

The paper describes anodic oxidation of titanium surface in a potential range from 30 to 240 V in a 2M H3PO4electrolyte with the addition of 0÷2 % HF. The aim of the treatment was to form titanium oxide with a developed, rough morphology, useful for biomedical application. The morphology of the anodically oxidized samples was examined using SEM and AFM. The phase structure of the oxides was determined by XRD. One of the main parameters determining the suitability of that material for biomedical application is the corrosion resistance in an environment comparable to human body (Ringer’s solution). It has been observed that corrosion resistance of the anodized surfaces increases with the increase of the anodizing voltage for the samples oxidized in an electrolyte containing 0 % and 0.2 % HF. In electrolytes with the addition of 1 % and 2 % HF an inverse relationship was observed. The corrosion resistance of all tested surfaces was sufficiently high for the application as a biomaterial. The most promising anodizing treatment, providing best surface morphology and corrosion resistance was performed at 210 V in a 2M H3PO4+ 1 % HF electrolyte.

Performances of Nano/Amorphous Silicon Films Produced by Hot Wire Plasma Assisted Technique

1998 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Ferreira ◽  
H. Águas ◽  
L. Mendes ◽  
F. Fernandes ◽  
E. Fortunato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Silicon ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Oxygen Content ◽  
Hydrogen Content ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Silicon Films ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Hydrogen Dilution ◽  
Nano Crystalline ◽  
Doped Silicon

ABSTRACTThis work reports on the performances of undoped and n doped amorphous/nano-crystalline silicon films grown by hot wire plasma assisted technique. The film's structure (including the presence of several nanoparticles with sizes ranging from 5 nm to 50 nm), the composition (oxygen and hydrogen content) and the transport properties are highly dependent on the filament temperature and on the hydrogen dilution. The undoped films grown under low r.f. power (≍ 4 mWcm−2) and with filament temperatures around 1850 °K have dark conductivities below 10−1Scm−1, optical gaps of about 1.5 eV and photo-sensitivities above 105, (under AM3.5), with almost no traces of oxygen content. N- doped silicon films were also fabricated under the same conditions which attained conductivities of about 10−2Scm−1.

Various phase transitions and changes in surface morphology of crystalline silicon induced by 4–260‐ps pulses of 1‐μm radiation

1984 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. Boyd ◽  
Steven C. Moss ◽  
Thomas F. Boggess ◽  
Arthur L. Smirl
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Crystalline Silicon
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