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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 345, Issue -, Pages 204-215Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.124
Keywords
Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (HDLC); RF magnetron sputtering; Anti reflection coating; Silicon solar cells
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- Department of Science and Technology
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India
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Aiming towards a specific application as antireflection coatings (ARC) in Si solar cells, the growth of hydrogenated diamond like carbon (HDLC) films, by RF magnetron sputtering, has been optimized through comprehensive optical and structural studies. Various physical properties of the films e.g., (ID/IG) ratio in the Raman spectra, percentage of sp3 hybridization in XPS spectra, H-content in the network, etc., have been correlated with different ARC application properties e.g., transmittance, reflectance, optical band gap, refractive index, surface roughness, etc. The ARC properties have been optimized on unheated substrates, through systematic variations of RF power, gas flow rate, gas pressure and finally controlled introduction of hydrogen to the DLC network at its most favorable plasma parameters. The optimum HDLC films possess (T-700)(max) similar to 95.8%, (R-700)(min) similar to 3.87%, (n(700))(min) similar to 1.62 along with simultaneous (Eg)1-flax 2.53 eV and 75.6% of sp3 hybridization in the C-network, corresponding to a bonded H-content of 23 at.%. Encouraging improvements in the ARC properties over the optimized DLC film were obtained with the controlled addition of hydrogen, and the optimum HDLC films appear quite promising for applications in Si solar cells. Systematic materials development has been performed through comprehensive understanding of the parameter space and its optimization, as elaborately discussed. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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