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Pasanen, Toni P.
Helsinki Institute of Physics
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- 2023Surface passivation of Germanium with ALD Al2O3: Impact of Composition and Crystallinity of GeOx Interlayercitations
- 2023Excellent Responsivity and Low Dark Current Obtained with Metal-Assisted Chemical Etched Si Photodiodecitations
- 2023Comparison of SiNx-based Surface Passivation Between Germanium and Siliconcitations
- 2023Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposited SiO2 enables positive thin film charge and surface recombination velocity of 1.3 cm/s on germaniumcitations
- 2023Quantifying the Impact of Al Deposition Method on Underlying Al2O3/Si Interface Qualitycitations
- 2022Perspectives on Black Silicon in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Experimental Comparison of Plasma Etching, MACE and Fs-Laser Etchingcitations
- 2022Millisecond-Level Minority Carrier Lifetime in Femtosecond Laser-Textured Black Siliconcitations
- 2022(oral talk) Compatibility of Al-neal in processing of Si devices with Al2O3 layer
- 2022Impact of doping and silicon substrate resistivity on the blistering of atomic-layer-deposited aluminium oxidecitations
- 2021Efficient photon capture on germanium surfaces using industrially feasible nanostructure formationcitations
- 2021Al-neal Degrades Al2O3 Passivation of Silicon Surfacecitations
- 2020Modeling Field-effect in Black Silicon and its Impact on Device Performancecitations
- 2020Passivation of Detector-Grade Float Zone Silicon with Atomic Layer Deposited Aluminum Oxidecitations
- 2020Impact of doping and silicon substrate resistivity on the blistering of atomic-layer-deposited aluminium oxidecitations
- 2019Effect of MACE Parameters on Electrical and Optical Properties of ALD Passivated Black Siliconcitations
- 2019Compatibility of 3-D Printed Devices in Cleanroom Environments for Semiconductor Processingcitations
- 2019Compatibility of 3-D Printed Devices in Cleanroom Environments for Semiconductor Processingcitations
- 2019Passivation of Detector‐Grade FZ‐Si with ALD‐Grown Aluminium Oxidecitations
- 2018Economic Advantages of Dry-Etched Black Silicon in Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) Photovoltaic Manufacturingcitations
- 2018Economic Advantages of Dry-Etched Black Silicon in Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) Photovoltaic Manufacturingcitations
- 2017Surface passivation of black silicon phosphorus emitters with atomic layer deposited SiO2/Al2O3 stackscitations
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Surface passivation of Germanium with ALD Al2O3: Impact of Composition and Crystallinity of GeOx Interlayer
Abstract
Germanium is an excellent material candidate for various applications, such as field-effect transistors and radiation detectors / multi-junction solar cells, due to its high carrier mobilities and narrow bandgap, respectively. However, efficient passivation of germanium surfaces has 10 remained challenging. Recently the most promising results have been achieved with atomic layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3, but the obtainable surface recombination velocity (SRV) has been very sensitive to the surface state prior to deposition. Based on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), we show here that the poor SRV obtained with the combination of HF and DIW surface cleaning and ALD Al2O3 results from a Ge suboxide interlayer (GeOx, x < 2) with compromised quality. Nevertheless, our results also demonstrate that both the composition and crystallinity of this oxide layer can be improved by a combination of low-temperature heating and a 300-Langmuir controlled oxidation in ultrahigh-vacuum (LT-UHV treatment). This results in the reduction of the interface defect density (Dit) allowing us to reach SRV values as low as 10 cm/s. Being compatible with most device processes due to the low thermal budget, the LT-UHV treatment could be easily integrated into many future devices and applications.