Method of doping silicon, metal doped silicon, method of making solar cells, and solar cells

Inventors

Hameed A. Naseem, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
M. Shahidul Haque, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow
William D. Brown, University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFollow

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

9-2-2003

Abstract

A low temperature process for forming a metal doped silicon layer in which a silicon layer is deposited onto a substrate at low temperatures, with a metal doping layer then deposited upon the silicon layer is described. This structure is then annealed at low temperatures to form a metal doped semiconductor having greater than about 1x10^20 dopant atoms per cm3 of silicon.

Department

Electrical Engineering

Patent Number

US6613653

Application Number

US20020055240

Application Published

5-9-2002

Application Filed

12-31-2001

Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Little Rock, AR)

Comments

RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT This invention was made with U. S. Government support.

Hameed A. Naseem, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
M. Shahidul Haque, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
William D. Brown, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Citation

Naseem, H. A., Haque, M. S., & Brown, W. D. (2003). Method of doping silicon, metal doped silicon, method of making solar cells, and solar cells. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/144