Etchant for chemical thinning of InP and its application in the fabrication of InP diffused junction solar cells

Autor: Mircea Faur, Douglas Jayne, Maria Faur, M. Goradia, Sheila G. Bailey
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Surface and Interface Analysis. 21:110-116
ISSN: 1096-9918
0142-2421
Popis: A new etchant, which we have called PNP, with the composition (o-H 3 PO 4 ) u :(HNO 3 ) υ :(H 2 O 2 ) t :(H 2 O) 100-(u+υt) has been developed for thinning, after contacting, the n + and p + emitter layer of n + p and p + n InP structures made by thermal diffusion. By varying u, υ and t, reproducible etch rates of 5-110 nm min -1 have been obtained. After thinning the 2.5-4.5 μm thick p + InP layer down to 60-250 nm, specular surfaces have been obtained at up to 80 nm min -1 etch rates
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