Role of copper in light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation of silicon

Savin, Hele; Yli-Koski, Marko; Haarahiltunen, Antti

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Role of copper in light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation of silicon

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Title:	Role of copper in light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation of silicon
Author(s):	Savin, Hele ; Yli-Koski, Marko ; Haarahiltunen, Antti
Date:	2009
Language:	en
Pages:	3
Department:	Department of Micro and Nanosciences Mikro- ja nanotekniikan laitos
Series:	Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 95, Issue 15
ISSN:	0003-6951 (printed)
DOI-number:	10.1063/1.3250161
Subject:	Energy, Physics, Electrical engineering
Keywords:	copper contamination, crystalline silicon materials, degradation effect, minority-carrier lifetime, solar cells, light-induced degradation, LID, boron, oxygen
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Citation: Savin, Hele & Yli-Koski, Marko & Haarahiltunen, Antti. 2009. Role of copper in light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation of silicon. Applied Physics Letters. Vol. 95, Issue 15. 0003-6951 (printed). 10.1063/1.3250161.
Abstract: We investigate the impact of copper on the light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation in various crystalline silicon materials. We demonstrate here that the presence of neither boron nor oxygen is necessary for the degradation effect. In addition, our experiments reveal that copper contamination alone can cause the light induced minority-carrier lifetime degradation.
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