Imec

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ku Leuven R&d

Universiteit Hasselt

Guy Brammertz

Marc A Meuris

Matty Caymax

Geoffrey Pourtois

Clement Merckling

Marie Buffiere

A method for chemically cleaning and passivating a chalcogenide layer is provided, wherein the method comprises bringing the chalcogenide layer into contact with an ammonium sulfide containing ambient, such as an ammonium sulfide liquid solution or an ammonium sulfide containing vapor. Further, a method for fabricating photovoltaic cells with a chalcogenide absorber layer is provided, wherein the method comprises: providing a chalcogenide semiconductor layer on a substrate; bringing the chalcogenide semiconductor layer into contact with an ammonium sulfide containing ambient, thereby removing impurities and passivating the chalcogenide semiconductor layer; and afterwards providing a buffer layer on the chalcogenide semiconductor layer.

Method for cleaning and passivating chalcogenide layers

Manufacturing an III-V engineered substrate involves providing a base substrate comprising an upper layer made of a first III-V compound with a &#x3c;110&#x3e; or a &#x3c;111&#x3e; crystal orientation, forming an intermediate layer comprising at least a buffer layer of a second III-V compound, wherein the intermediate layer is overlying and in contact with the upper layer of the base substrate. Then a pseudomorphic passivation layer made of a group IV semiconductor material is grown so as to be overlying and in contact with the intermediate layer. This can enable an unpinned interface. The substrate surface can be smoother, implying fewer problems from surface stress. It can be used in electronic devices such as metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs), high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), tunneling field effect transistors (TFETs), and optoelectronic devices.

Method for manufacturing an III-V engineered substrate and the III-V engineered substrate thereof

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