Author/Authors :
M and Kocka، نويسنده , , J. and Fejfar، نويسنده , , A. and Stuchl??kov?، نويسنده , , H. and Stuchl??k، نويسنده , , J. and Fojt??k، نويسنده , , P. and Mates، نويسنده , , T. and Rezek، نويسنده , , B. and Luterov?، نويسنده , , K. and Svrcek، نويسنده , , V. and Pelant، نويسنده , , I.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Charge transport in microcrystalline silicon is strongly influenced by its heterogeneous microstructure composed of crystalline grains and amorphous tissue. An even bigger effect on transport is their arrangement in grain aggregates or possibly columns, separated by grain boundaries, causing transport anisotropy and/or depth profile of transport properties. We review special experimental methods developed to study the resulting transport features: local electronic studies by combined atomic force microscopy, anisotropy of conductivity and diffusion length and also their thickness dependence. A simple model based on the concept of changes of transport path for description of the observed phenomena is reviewed and its consequences for charge collection in microcrystalline based solar cells are discussed.
