Determination of the magnitude and centroid of the charge in a thin-film insulator by CV and Kelvin probe measurements

Keith R. McIntosh; Lachlan E. Black; Simeon C. Baker-Finch; Teng C. Kho; Yimao Y. Wan

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.019

Determination of the magnitude and centroid of the charge in a thin-film insulator by CV and Kelvin probe measurements

Keith R. McIntosh^*, Lachlan E. Black, Simeon C. Baker-Finch, Teng C. Kho, Yimao Y. Wan

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This paper describes how capacitance-voltage (CV) and Kelvin probe (KP) measurements can be combined to determine the magnitude and centroid of the electric charge in a thin-film insulator. The technique is demonstrated on three films of relevance to silicon solar cells: aluminium oxide, amorphous silicon nitride and silicon dioxide. Since the charge within these films is of different magnitudes, locations and polarity, they offer a good selection with which to demonstrate the combined CV and KP technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	162-170
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.019
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	6th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, ICMAT 2011 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 26 Jun 2011 → 1 Jul 2011

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