PAPER TITLE :ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND SOLAR DEVICE APPLICATIONS OF BI AND SB CONTACTS TO SI THIN FILMS

FUTA JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE | VOLUME 9 NUMBER 2 2013

Paper Details

  • Author(s) : S. S. Oluyamo
  • Abstract:

The study examined the electronic properties and solar device applications of Bi and Sb contacts to Si thin films at
temperatures 303-353K. The samples of thickness 1000 Å were vacuum deposited at a pressure of 5x10-5torr with the
constituent elements of 99.99% purity, Ventron Germany. The analysis of the samples showed that the conductivity increases
with temperature while the activation energies had values of 0.033 eV, 0.124 eV for the Bi/Si and Sb/Si samples respectively.
These properties in addition to the electrical characterization of the samples were observed to compare favourably with that
of semiconductor properties widely adapted for use in solar devices and opto electronic applications. Hence, the samples in
the study have good potentials for use in the fabrication of solar devices and light amplification systems.
Key words: Electronic properties, semiconductor thin films, solar device applications.