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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Hikaru Kobayashi, Kyoto, JP;

Hideomi Koinuma, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10288 ; H01L 3/1042 ; H01L 3/10392 ; H01L 3/118 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/10288 ; H01L 3/1042 ; H01L 3/10392 ; H01L 3/118 ;
Abstract

A cyano process of introducing cyano ions (CN ) into an amorphous silicon layer is performed after the amorphous silicon layer has been formed over a substrate or after the layer has been exposed to light. For example, the substrate is immersed in an aqueous solution containing potassium cyanide (KCN) in a vessel. The cyano process eliminates factors (e.g., weak bonds, defects, and centers of recombination) of decrease in photoconductivity of the as-deposited amorphous silicon thin film, which are identifiable in the as-deposited film. As a result, the photoconductivity of the amorphous silicon layer is already higher than usual from the beginning and will hardly decrease even upon exposure to light.


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Kobayashi, Hikaru. (2002). Silicon photoelectric conversion device, method of fabricating the same and method of processing the same (U.S. Patent No. 6433269). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6433269

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