Silicon solar cells with Al2O3 antireflection coating

The paper presents the possibility of using Al₂O₃ antireflection coatings deposited by atomic layer deposition ALD. The ALD method is based on alternate pulsing of the precursor gases and vapors onto the substrate surface and then chemisorption or surface reaction of the precursors. The reactor is purged with an inert gas between the precursor pulses. The Al₂O₃ thin film in structure of the finished solar cells can play the role of both antireflection and passivation layer which will simplify the process. For this research 50×50 mm monocrystalline silicon solar cells with one bus bar have been used. The metallic contacts were prepared by screen printing method and Al₂O₃ antireflection coating by ALD method. Results and their analysis allow to conclude that the Al₂O₃ antireflection coating deposited by ALD has a significant impact on the optoelectronic properties of the silicon solar cell. For about 80 nm of Al₂O₃ the best results were obtained in the wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm reducing the reflection to less than 1%. The difference in the solar cells efficiency between with and without antireflection coating was 5.28%. The LBIC scan measurements may indicate a positive influence of the thin film Al₂O₃ on the bulk passivation of the silicon.     

Al2O3单晶三明治结构的高温热激发电流

以Al2O3单晶和具有三明治结构的Al2O3单晶-Bi2O3-Al2O3单晶试样为研究对象,测量了在室温到750 ℃之间升温过程和降温过程中这两种试样的热激发电流,仅在三明治结构试样中检测到了热激发电流.随测量过程中升温速率的增大,降温过程中的热激发电流逐渐减小.认为热激发电流是由缺陷离子的扩散所引起,通过扩散活化能的计算发现有两种缺陷参与了热激发电流的形成.     

Ab initio calculations of electric field gradients detected by impurities in TiO2, Al2O3 and CaCO3

We present ab initio calculations of electric field gradients (EFGs) at impurity sites in ionic crystals TiO₂, Al₂O₃ and CaCO₃. The electronic structure was calculated self-consistently by the KKR method in the framework of the local spin density approximation of the density functional theory. The system with a single impurity was simulated by the super cell method. It was found that EFGs for the transition metal impurities (Sc, Nb, Cd and Ta) in TiO₂ were well reproduced by the calculations if the charge state of them in TiO₂ was taken into account. The present method was applied to the determination of the implantation sites of N and O nuclei in TiO₂. The calculation of EFGs at a Si impurity in Al₂O₃ and at Ca site in CaCO₃ were used to derive the quadrupole moments of ²⁷Si and ³⁹Ca from their quadrupole coupling constants. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Equilibrium faceting formation in vicinal Al2O3 (0001) surface caused by annealing

We report on a heat-induced transformation of the surface of α-alumina (0001) crystals which have an off-cut in the [1$\overline{2}$10] direction. Annealing the crystal causes the surface to transform into a regular array of (0001) and (1$\overline{2}$16) facets. The resultant faceted morphology represents the equilibrium state of the system. It is demonstrated that the average terrace periodicity is determined by the annealing temperature. Possible causes for the surface rearrangement are also discussed. This method could be used for producing templates with controlled periodicity for growth of nanostructure arrays.     

Polarization effects in thin layers of SiO2 and Al2O3

For film metal-dielectric-metal and hybrid-metal-dielectric-semiconductor systems based on pyrolytic fully grown films of SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ the dependence of the remanent polarization coefficient on the magnitude of the field in the films and the short circuit time was investigated. The nature of relaxation processes related to remanent polarization effects was analyzed.The authors take the opportunity to express their gratitude to A. S. Bashakidze for help in carrying out the measurements.     

Two-photon imaging to a depth of 1000 microm in living brains by use of a Ti:Al2O3 regenerative amplifier

It is shown that two-photon fluorescence images can be obtained throughout almost the entire gray matter of the mouse neocortex by using optically amplified femtosecond pulses. The achieved imaging depth approaches the theoretical limit set by excitation of out-of-focus fluorescence.     

A study of lattice defects in solids belonging to Al2O3−B2O3 and Al2O3−SiO2 systems by thermoluminescence experiments

Summary Spectrally resolved thermoluminescent emission has been investigated in solids belonging to Al₂O₃−B₂O₃ and Al₂O₃−SiO₂ systems. These solids, which are characterized by a structure like that of alumino-silicate mullite, contain a high density of oxygen and aluminum or boron lacunae. This fact favours the occurrence of both-sign interstitial ions acting as carrier traps. The results show a close similarity with those obtained when studying, with the same experimental method, the thermoluminescent emission of alumina. The overall analysis of data allows for reliable conclusions on the nature of crystal defects in these materials.     

Buffer effects of titanium in the case of silver / a - Al 2 O 3(0001)

The influence of thin titanium layers on the growth of silver clusters on - Al ₂ O ₃ (0001) is investigated. We demonstrate through in situ RHEED measurements that titanium can relax stress in a growth mode where two lattice parameters show up simultaneously. Above a certain thickness, the lattice parameter closest to the bulk value of titanium dominates. Depending on the amount of stress in the titanium layer, silver films can either develop 3D textures or grow in epitaxy and form 2D like films.     

The chemisorption of H2O,HCOOH and CH3COOH on thin amorphous films of Al2O3

Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy (IETS) has been used to probe the irreversible chemisorption of H₂O, HCOOH, and CH₃COOH on a thin amorphous film of Al₂O₃. The “clean” Al₂O₃ film was also probed in a similar way. The measurement involves examining the second derivative of the I–V curve for electrons tunneling between the metal electrodes in an AlAl₂O₃Pb junction. When chemisorbed species are present on the Al₂O₃, the second derivative measurement is a representation of vibronic excitations of the chemical bonds in the adspecies, i.e. the tunneling spectra are analogous to IR spectra. A “clean” Al₂O₃ surface is found to possess free OH groups essentially equivalent to a surface exposed to large concentrations of H₂O. Saturation coverages of HCOOH and CH₃COOH yield similar spectra to each other, as expected. However, chemical shifts as well as variations in intensity among the equivalent bonds in the adsorbed HCOOH and CH₃COOH are noted. Tentative assignments are given for the observed peaks, and it is concluded that the acids adsorb as formate and acetate ions on the surface. Tunneling spectra for several submonolayer coverages of HCOOH (θ = 0.03, 0.08, 0.3 and 0.4) have been measured in addition to the spectrum corresponding to saturation coverage. Small shifts in certain vibronic transitions as a function of surface coverage have been noted. The shifts in the peak positions are related to variations in adsorbate-adsorbent and adsorbate-adsorbate interactions, and the variations in relative peak intensity are associated with the orientation of the adsorbed molecules. The kinetics of the chemisorption of HCOOH, i.e. the sticking probability as a function of surface coverage, has also been determined for surface coverages between 0.03 and 0.4 monolayer.     

ICP-AES同时测定铬质引流剂中的Cr2O3、Al2O3、Fe2O3和MgO

探讨了电感耦合等离子体-原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定铬质引流剂中Cr2O3、Al2O3、Fe2O3和MgO的分析条件.试样经过氧化钠熔融分解,盐酸酸化,采用内标加入法,利用ICP光谱仪于所推荐的波长处,测量溶液中铬、铝、铁、镁元素对钇内标元素的相对强度,根据标准溶液绘制的校准曲线计算出待测元素氧化物的质量分数.对该方法进行精密度试验,相对标准偏差(RSD,n=8)均小于1.0％,本测试方法简单、快速、精度高,将该方法用于铬质引流剂中Cr2O3、Al2O3、Fe2O3和MgO含量的测定,取得满意效果.     

Spin-phonon coupling of Al2O3:V3+ by quantitative spectroscopy with phonons

Superconducting tunnel junctions were used as tunable monochromatic phonon sources by selecting a narrow band of bremsstrahlung phonons by modulation. For quantitative spectroscopy, the line shape of the modulated band was calculated. Using this, the experimental results on Al₂O₃: V³⁺ were analyzed in terms of the spinphonon Hamiltonian including rotational coupling. In contrast with the theory, the coupling with theL mode along the trigonal axis was not forbidden and, furthermore, exhibited an unexplained narrowing. The analysis of the other modes yieldedG ₄₄=+0.4 cm^?1 andG ₄₁=? 8.1 cm^?1. The observation of “resonance fluorescence” is also reported.     

Infrared spectra and isomeric structures of hydroxide ion-water clusters OH- (H2O)1-5: a comparison with H3O (H2O)1-5

Size-selected hydroxide ion water tetramers and pentamers [OH-(H₂O)_4,5], produced by a supersonic expansion, have been investigated using vibrational predissociation spectroscopy in conjunction with ab initio calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). The observed spectra in the frequency range 2650–3850 cm^?1 show some broad absorption bands attributed to the free and hydrogen bonded OH stretches of OH-(H₂O)_4,5 at an estimated cluster temperature of 170 K. DFT calculations performed at the B3LYP/6-31 + G* level reveal five and eight possible low lying isomeric forms for OH-(H₂O)₄ and OH-(H₂O)₅, respectively. The global minimum isomer of the tetramer is tri-solvated cyclic, which is energetically more stable than the tetra-solvated wheel-shaped form with an OH- ion at its centre. Compact cage-like lowest energy structures are found for the pentamer, in which the water molecules can act either as a single-donor-single-acceptor, as a double-proton-donor, or as a double-donor-single-acceptor in both the firs1183t a1192nd the second solvation shell of the OH- ion core. Interconversion among the isomers appears to be rapid as manifested in the observed spectra dominated by broad and congested absorptions. To understand the nature of spectral broadening and congestion, systemic comparisons of the results are made against those of the corresponding protonated cations, H+(H₂O)_n|1 and the corresponding halide anions, X-(H²O)ⁿ X = F, Cl, Br, and I. It is suggested that the spectral complexities observed for OH-(H₂O)_4,5 are predominantly a result of sampling configurations with a large distribution of O_solvent-O_ion-O_solvent angles and O_solvent … H-O_solvent distances between water molecules in the firs1175t a1181nd/or second hydration shells, together with the existence of more than one isomer in the supersonic expanson and rapid isomeric interconversion among them.     

Radiation stability of powders in mixtures with Al2O3 nanoparticles

A comparative research was conducted to investigate the absorption spectra of barium titanate powders mixtures with aluminum oxide micro- or nanopowders irradiated by electrons. It was established that the addition of aluminum oxide nanopowder enhances the radiation stability of mixtures, which increases with the concentration of nanoparticles. Stability augmentation of mixtures under irradiation is caused by the decrease in the concentration of radiation defects in the anion sublattice of barium titanate.     

Er3+掺杂SiO2复合的Al2O3粉末结构及光致发光特性

采用溶胶-凝胶(sol-gel)工艺制备0.1 mol% Er3+掺杂Al2O3体系和SiO2-Al2O3复合体系粉末. 实验结果表明:5 mol%的SiO2复合加入Al2O3抑制γ→θ和θ→α相转变. 掺0.1 mol%Er3+:Al2O3体系粉末,900℃烧结,在1.47-1.63 μm波段内光致发光(PL)谱为中心波长1.53 μm、半高宽56 nm的单一宽峰,1000-1200℃烧结,劈裂为多峰PL谱. 掺0.1 mol%Er3+:SiO2-Al2O3复合体系粉末,在高达1200℃烧结,仍保持中心波长1.53 μm的单一宽峰PL谱,由于-OH更完全的脱除,PL强度较900℃烧结Al2O3体系,SiO2-Al2O3复合体系均提高1个数量级.