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Study of photo-oxidized n-type textured silicon surface through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

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For crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells, it is useful to measure accurately the thickness of silicon oxide (SiOx) layer presents on textured c-Si surface to further adapt the fluoride-based etching treatment. Common techniques used to characterize thin films thicknesses, such as ellipsometry or profilometry, are however not suitable for highly textured surfaces. In this work, a methodology based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) has been developed to determine the thickness of anodic SiOx on n-type textured c-Si surface. EIS measurements have been carried out on bare c-Si surface as well as on c-Si surface with various anodic SiOx thicknesses grown by photo-oxidation. The as-obtained Nyquist and Bode diagrams enabled to plot the related Mott-Schottky curves and determine the corresponding flatband potentials (Vfb). A reference standard graph giving the anodic SiOx thickness according to measured Vfb has been therefore established. A shift of Mott-Schottky curves towards higher potential values with increased anodic SiOx thickness has been shown and explained. Mott-Schottky curves of photo-oxidized silicon surfaces have demonstrated a particular shape related to the different behaviors of Si/SiOx/electrolyte device depending on the applied overpotential. These results have been used to study the etching rate of anodic SiOx in NaHF2 fluoride media.

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Matériaux
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hal-03032274 , version 1 (30-11-2020)

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Cécile Molto, A. Etcheberry, Pierre Philippe Grand, A. M. Goncalves. Study of photo-oxidized n-type textured silicon surface through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2020, 167 (14), ⟨10.1149/1945-7111/abc0a6⟩. ⟨hal-03032274⟩
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