• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.357-357
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• 2012

The doping process of the solar cell has been used by furnace or laser. But these equipment are so expensive as well as those need high maintenance costs and production costs. The atmospheric pressure plasma doping process can enable to the cost reduction. Moreover the atmospheric pressure plasma can do the selective doping, this means is that the atmospheric pressure plasma regulates the junction depth and doping concentration. In this study, we analysis the atmospheric pressure plasma doping compared to the conventional furnace doping. the single crystal silicon wafer doped with dopant forms a P-N junction by using the atmospheric pressure plasma. We use a P type wafer and it is doped by controlling the plasma process time and concentration of dopant and plasma intensity. We measure the wafer's doping concentration and depth by using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), and we use the Hall measurement because of investigating the carrier concentration and sheet resistance. We also analysis the composed element of the surface structure by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and we confirm the structure of the doped section by using Scanning electron microscope (SEM), we also generally grasp the carrier life time through using microwave detected photoconductive decay (u-PCD). As the result of experiment, we confirm that the electrical character of the atmospheric pressure plasma doping is similar with the electrical character of the conventional furnace doping.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2013

Furnace and laser is currently the most important doping process. However furnace is typically difficult appling for selective emitters. Laser requires an expensive equipment and induces a structural damage due to high temperature using laser. This study has developed a new atmospheric pressure plasma source and research atmospheric pressure plasma doping. Atmospheric pressure plasma source injected Ar gas is applied a low frequency (a few 10 kHz) and discharged the plasma. We used P type silicon wafers of solar cell. We set the doping parameter that plasma treatment time was 6s and 30s, and the current of making the plasma is 70 mA and 120 mA. As result of experiment, prolonged plasma process time and highly plasma current occur deeper doping depth and improve sheet resistance. We investigated doping profile of phosphorus paste by SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) and obtained the sheet resistance using generally formula. Additionally, grasped the wafer surface image with SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) to investigate surface damage of doped wafer. Therefore we confirm the possibility making the selective emitter of solar cell applied atmospheric pressure plasma doping with phosphorus paste.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.120-123
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• 2014

Thermal doping method using furnace is generally used for solar-cell wafer doping. It takes a lot of time and high cost and use toxic gas. Generally selective emitter doping using laser, but laser is very high equipment and induce the wafer's structure damage. In this study, we apply atmospheric pressure plasma for solar-cell wafer doping. We fabricated that the atmospheric pressure plasma jet injected Ar gas is inputted a low frequency (1 kHz ~ 100 kHz). We used shallow doping wafers existing PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass) on the shallow doping CZ P-type wafer (120 ohm/square). SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy) are used for measuring wafer doping depth and concentration of phosphorus. We check that wafer's surface is not changed after plasma doping and atmospheric pressure doping width is broaden by increase of plasma treatment time and current.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2017

Currently, techniques mainly used in semiconductor impurity diffusion processes include furnace thermal diffusion, ion implantation, and vacuum plasma doping. However, there is a disadvantage that the process equipment and the unit cost are expensive. In this study, boron diffusion process using relatively inexpensive atmospheric plasma was conducted to solve this problem. With controlling parameters of Boron diffusion process, the doping characteristics were analyzed by using secondary ion mass spectrometry. As a result, the influence of each variable in the doping process was analyzed and the feasibility of atmospheric plasma doping was confirmed.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2013

Furnace is currently the most important doping process using POCl3 in solar cell. However furnace need an expensive equipment cost and it has to purge a poisonous gas. Moreover, furnace typically difficult appling for selective emitters. In this study, we developed a new atmospheric pressure plasma source, in this procedure, we research the atmospheric pressure plasma doping that dopant is phosphoric acid($H_3PO_4$). Metal tube injected Ar gas was inputted 5 kV of a low frequency(scores of kHz) induced inverter, so plasma discharged at metal tube. We used the P type silicon wafer of solar cell. We regulated phosphoric acid($H_3PO_4$) concentration on 10% and plasma treatment time is 90 s, 150 s, we experiment that plasma current is 70 mA. We check the doping depth that 287 nm at 90 s and 621 nm at 150 s. We analysis and measurement the doping profile by using SIMS(Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy). We calculate and grasp the sheet resistance using conventional sheet resistance formula, so there are 240 Ohm/sq at 90 s and 212 Ohm/sq at 150 s. We analysis oxygen and nitrogen profile of concentration compared with furnace to check the doped defect of atmosphere.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.227-232
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• 2014

In this study, we propose the application of doping process technology for atmospheric pressure plasma. The plasma treatment means the wafer is warmed via resistance heating from current paths. These paths are induced by the surface charge density in the presence of illuminating Argon atmospheric plasmas. Furthermore, it is investigated on the high-concentration doping to a selective partial region in P type solar cell wafer. It is identified that diffusion of impurities is related to the wafer temperature. For the fixed plasma treatment time, plasma currents were set with 40, 70, 120 mA. For the processing time, IR(Infra-Red) images are analyzed via a camera dependent on the temperature of the P type wafer. Phosphorus concentrations are also analyzed through SIMS profiles from doped wafer. According to the analysis for doping process, as applied plasma currents increase, so the doping depth becomes deeper. As the junction depth is deeper, so the surface resistance is to be lowered. In addition, the surface charge density has a tendency inversely proportional to the initial phosphorus concentration. Overall, when the plasma current increases, then it becomes higher temperatures in wafer. It is shown that the diffusion of the impurity is critically dependent on the temperature of wafers.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.301-311
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• 2012

결정질 태양전지 등의 도핑 공정에 적용하기 위한 플라즈마 제트 장치의 기초 방전 특성을 조사한다. 대기압에서의 아르곤 플라즈마 제트와 대기 압력변화에 대한 대기 플라즈마 제트, 그리고 아르곤 분위기 압력 변화에 대한 플라즈마 제트의 전류-전압은 전형적인 정상 글로우 방전의 특성을 갖는다. 대기압 플라즈마 제트의 방전 전압은 약 2.5 kV의 높은 전압이 요구되며, 대기 및 아르곤 플라즈마 제트는 200 Torr 이하의 낮은 압력에 대한 방전 전압은 약 1 kV가 된다. 도핑용 실리콘 웨이퍼에 조사되는 단일 채널 플라즈마 제트의 전류는 인가전압의 조정에 의하여 수 10~50 mA의 고 전류를 용이하게 얻는다. 플라즈마 제트를 웨이퍼에 조사하는 경우에 웨이퍼의 온도 상승은 정상상태에서 약 $200^{\circ}C$가 된다. 실리콘 웨이퍼에 도핑 용재인 액상의 인산을 도포하여 플라즈마를 조사한 결과 얻어진 인 원자의 도핑 분포는 플라즈마 제트 도핑의 가능성을 보여준다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.238-244
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• 2013

태양전지 제조공정에서 열처리로 레이저를 사용하는 도핑공정은 태양전지의 성능을 결정짓는 중요한 요소이다. 그러나 퍼니스를 이용하는 공정에서는 선택적으로 고농도(Heavy) 도핑영역을 형성하기가 어렵다. 레이저를 사용한 선택적 도핑의 경우 고가의 레이저 장비가 요구되어지며, 레이저 도핑 후 고온의 에너지로 인한 웨이퍼의 구조적 손상 문제가 발생된다. 본 연구는 저가이면서 코로나 방전 구조의 대기압 플라즈마 소스를 제작하였고, 이를 통한 선택적 도핑에 관한 연구를 하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 제트는 Ar 가스를 주입하여 수십 kHz 주파수를 인가하여 플라즈마를 발생시키는 구조로 제작하였다. P-type 웨이퍼(Cz)에 인(P)이 shallow 도핑 된(120 Ohm/square) PSG (Phosphorus Silicate Glass)가 제거되지 않은 웨이퍼를 사용하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 도핑 공정 처리시간은 15 s와 30 s이며, 플라즈마 전류는 40 mA와 70 mA로 처리하였다. 웨이퍼의 도핑프로파일은 SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy)측정을 통하여 분석하였으며, 도핑프로파일로 전기적 특성인 면저항(sheet resistance)을 파악하였다. 도펀트로 사용된 PSG에 대기압 플라즈마 제트로 도핑공정을 처리한 결과 전류와 플라즈마 처리시간이 증가됨에 따라 도핑깊이가 깊어지고, 면저항이 향상하였다. 대기압 플라즈마 도핑 후 웨이퍼의 표면구조 손상파악을 위한 SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) 측정결과 도핑 전과 후 웨이퍼의 표면구조는 차이가 없음을 확인하였으며, 대기압 플라즈마 도핑 폭도 전류와 플라즈마 처리시간이 증가됨에 따라 증가하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.618-622
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• 2010

Cost-effective purification methods of silicon were carried out in order to replace the conventional Siemens method for solar grade silicon. Firstly, acid leaching which is a hydrometallurgical process was preceded with grinded silicon powders of metallurgical grade (~99% purity) to remove metallic impurities. Then, plasma treatments were performed with the leached silicon powders of 99.94% purity by argon plasma at 30 kW power under atmospheric pressure. Plasma treatment was specifically efficient for removing Zr, Y, and P but not for Al and B. Another purification step by EB treatment was also studied for the 99.92% silicon lump which resulted in the fast removal of boron and aluminum. That means the two methods are effective alternative tools for removing the doping elements like boron and phosphor.