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上記形成方法に沿って、表1に示した条件において、膜厚方向へ向けて半導体基板10とi型非晶質層12iとの界面近傍から階段状に濃度が減少する酸素濃度プロファイルを有するi型非晶質層12iと、膜厚方向へ向けて半導体基板10とi型非晶質層16iとの界面近傍から階段状に濃度が減少する酸素濃度プロファイルを有するi型非晶質層16iと、を有する光起電力装置を実施例とした。
実施例では、図2におけるB点及びC点の酸素濃度を1×1020/cm3以上1×1021/cm3以下とした。これに対して、図2におけるB点及びC点の酸素濃度を1×1021/cm3より大きくした光起電力装置を比較例4とし、B点及びC点の酸素濃度を1×1020/cm3より小さくした光起電力装置を比較例5とした。
Claims (4)
- 第1導電型の結晶系半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板の第1表面上に形成された真性な第1非晶質半導体層と、
前記第1非晶質半導体層上に形成された第1導電型又は第1導電型とは逆導電型の第2非晶質半導体層と、
を備え、
前記第1非晶質半導体層において、前記半導体基板との界面近傍から膜厚方向に沿って階段状に濃度が減少する酸素濃度プロファイルを有する、光起電力装置。 - 請求項1に記載の光起電力装置であって、
前記半導体基板と前記第1非晶質半導体層との界面近傍の5nm以内の高濃度酸素領域における酸素濃度は1×1020/cm3以上1×1021/cm3以下である、光起電力装置。 - 請求項2に記載の光起電力装置であって、
前記第1非晶質半導体層における前記高濃度酸素領域以外の領域における酸素濃度は1×1020/cm3未満である、光起電力装置。 - 請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の光起電力装置であって、
前記半導体基板の前記第1表面と反対側の第2表面上に形成された真性な第3非晶質半導体層と、
前記第3非晶質半導体層上に形成された前記第2非晶質半導体層とは逆導電型の第4非晶質半導体層と、
を備え、
前記第3非晶質半導体層において、前記半導体基板との界面近傍から膜厚方向に沿って階段状に濃度が減少する酸素濃度プロファイルを有する、光起電力装置。
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