In-situ heavily p-type doping of over 1020 cm-3 in semiconducting BaSi2 thin films for solar cells applications

Abstract

B-doped p-BaSi2 layer growth by molecular beam epitaxy and the influence of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) on hole concentrations were presented. The hole concentration was controlled in the range between 10 17 and 1020 cm-3 at room temperature by changing the temperature of the B Knudsen cell crucible. The acceptor level of the B atoms was estimated to be approximately 23 meV. High hole concentrations exceeding 1 × 1020 cm-3 were achieved via dopant activation using RTA at 800 °C in Ar. The activation efficiency was increased up to 10. © 2013 American Institute of Physics.