Very low bulk and surface recombination in oxidized silicon wafers

Date

2002

Authors

Kerr, Mark
Cuevas, Andres

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Institute of Physics Publishing

Abstract

Bulk and surface processes determine the recombination rate in crystalline silicon wafers. In this paper we report effective lifetime measurements for a variety of commercially available float-zone silicon wafers that have been carefully passivated using

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Keywords: Carrier concentration; Crystalline materials; High temperature effects; Optimization; Semiconductor doping; Silica; Surface phenomena; Thermooxidation; Surface recombinations; Silicon wafers

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Semiconductor Science and Technology

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