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基材を処理チャンバー中に配置すること、
前記処理チャンバー中の圧力を比較的低い値に保持すること、
前記基材を、層の形成に好適な特定の基材処理温度に保持すること、
前記処理チャンバー上で、前記基材表面から特定の距離に取り付けた少なくとも一つの供給源によりプラズマを発生させること、
各供給源により発生したプラズマの少なくとも一部を、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部と接触させること、および
SiOx形成に好適な少なくとも一種の前駆物質を、前記プラズマの少なくとも一部に供給すること、
により、基材表面の上記の部分に、少なくとも一個のSiOx層を含んでなる少なくとも一つの層を形成することを特徴とするものであり、ここで、少なくとも前記基材上に形成された少なくとも一つの層は、ガス環境中で温度処理がなされ、温度処理は、特にフォーミングガスアニール処理を含んでなる。
前記基材を処理チャンバー中に配置すること、
前記処理チャンバー中の圧力を比較的低い値に保持すること、
前記基材を、特定の基材処理温度に保持すること、
前記処理チャンバー上で、前記基材表面から特定の距離に取り付けた少なくとも一つの供給源によりプラズマを発生させること、
各供給源により発生した前記プラズマの少なくとも一部を、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部分と接触させること、および
SiOx形成に好適な少なくとも一種の前駆物質を、前記プラズマの少なくとも一部に供給すること、
により、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部分に、少なくとも一つのSiOx層を含んでなる少なくとも一個の層を形成し、
H2、または、H2とN2またはAr等の不活性ガスとの混合物を、前記プラズマに供給し、特に、前記少なくとも一つの層をアニールする、および/または前記少なくとも一つの層中のH2の拡散を増大させる、ことを特徴とする。
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- 半導体基材表面の少なくとも一部を不動態化する方法であって、
基材(1)を、処理チャンバー(5)中に配置すること、
前記処理チャンバー(5)中の圧力を、比較的低い値に保持すること、
前記基材(1)を、層の形成に好適な特定の基材処理温度に保持すること、
前記処理チャンバー(5)上で、前記基材表面から特定の距離(L)に取り付けた少なくとも一個のプラズマ供給源(3)によりプラズマ(P)を発生させること、
各供給源(3)により発生した前記プラズマ(P)の少なくとも一部を、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部分と接触させること、および
SiOx形成に好適な少なくとも一種の前駆物質を、前記プラズマ(P)の少なくとも一部に供給すること、
により、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部に、少なくとも一つのSiOx層を含んでなる少なくとも一つの層を形成し、
少なくとも前記基材(1)上に形成された少なくとも一つの層に、ガス環境中で温度処理を施し、前記温度処理が、特にフォーミングガスアニール処理を含んでなる、方法。 - 前記温度処理の際、前記基材(1)上に形成された前記少なくとも一つの層が、350℃を超える処理温度に保持される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記処理温度が、約250℃〜1000℃の範囲内、特に約500℃〜700℃の範囲内、さらには約550℃〜650℃の範囲内、例えば約600℃である、請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- 前記温度処理の時間が約20分未満である、請求項1〜3のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記温度処理の際、前記基材(1)または少なくとも前記基材(1)上に形成された少なくとも一つの層にガス流を供給して、ガス環境を付与する、請求項1〜4のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記ガス環境が、実質的に窒素ガスと水素ガスとの混合物を含んでなる、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記混合物中の窒素:水素の比が、約75:25〜99:1の範囲内、特に約85:15〜95:5の範囲内、例えば約90:10である、請求項6に記載の方法。
- 前記ガス環境が実質的に水素ガスを含む、請求項1〜5のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも一種の前駆物質が、
SiH4、
O2、
NO2、
CH3SiH3(1MS)、
2(CH3)SiH2(2MS)、
3(CH3)SiH(3MS)、
シロキサン、
ヘキサメチルシロキサン、
オクタメチルトリシロキサン、
ビス(トリメチルシロキシ)メチルシラン、
オクタメチルテトラシロキサン(D4)、および
TEOS、
からなる群から選択される、請求項1〜8のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記基材(1)が、本来、比較的低い抵抗、例えば約10Ωcm未満の抵抗、特に約2Ωcm以下の抵抗を有する、請求項1〜9のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記プラズマ処理工程の処理パラメータ、すなわち少なくとも前記処理チャンバー圧力、前記少なくとも一種の前駆物質の流量、前記基材処理温度、前記処理チャンバー(5)の寸法および前記少なくとも一個のプラズマ供給源(3)と前記基材表面との間の間隔(L)が、約1〜15 nm/sの範囲内にある成長速度で前記基材(1)上にSiOx層が形成されるように選択される、請求項1〜10のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記基材の前記処理温度が、少なくともSiOxの形成中、250〜550℃の範囲内、特に380〜420℃の範囲内にある、請求項1〜11のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記プラズマ処理工程により前記基材(1)上に形成される前記SiOx層の厚さが10〜1000nmの範囲内にある、請求項1〜12のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも一個のプラズマ供給源が、少なくとも一個のプラズマカスケード供給源を含んでなる、請求項1〜13のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 各プラズマカスケード供給源において、プラズマ発生にDC電圧が使用される、請求項14に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも一つの層が、少なくとも一つのSiNx層をさらに備え、前記SiNx層が、例えば前記SiOx層上に形成され、例えば反射防止被覆が付与される、請求項1〜15のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記SiOx層およびSiNx層が、同じ装置により、前記基材(1)上に順次形成される、請求項16に記載の方法。
- 前記SiNx層の厚さが、約25〜100nmの範囲内であり、特に約80nmである、請求項16または17に記載の方法。
- 前駆物質としてO2を前記プラズマに供給し、前記基材表面をSiOxに変性することにより、前記SiOx層を形成する、請求項1〜18のいずれか一項に記載の方法。
- 半導体基材表面の少なくとも一部を不動態化する方法、例えば請求項1〜19のいずれか一項に記載の方法であって、
基材(1)を処理チャンバー(5)中に配置すること、
前記処理チャンバー(5)中の圧力を比較的低い値に保持すること、
前記基材(1)を、特定の基材処理温度に保持すること、
前記処理チャンバー(5)上で、前記基材表面から特定の距離(L)に取り付けた少なくとも一個のプラズマ供給源(3)によりプラズマ(P)を発生させること、
各供給源(3)により発生した前記プラズマ(P)の少なくとも一部を、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部分と接触させること、および
SiOx形成に好適な少なくとも一種の前駆物質を前記プラズマ(P)の少なくとも一部に供給すること、
により、前記基材表面の少なくとも一部に、少なくとも一つのSiOx層を含んでなる少なくとも一つの層を形成し、
H2またはH2とN2もしくはAr等の不活性ガスとの混合物を、前記プラズマに供給し、特に前記少なくとも一つの層をアニーリングする、および/または前記少なくとも一つの層中へのH2の拡散を増大させる、方法。 - 少なくとも、請求項1〜20のいずれか一項に記載の方法により得られた基材の少なくとも一部を備えた太陽電池。
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