Indium as a p-type dopant of thin film silicon solar cells

Paez, D. J.; Huante-Ceron, Edgar; Knights, Andrew P.

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2016.07.053

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“…Since the 2000s, there has been a proliferation of indium-containing consumer products, such as thin-film solar cells [ 9 , 10 ], organic light-emitting devices [ 11 ], flat panel displays [ 12 ], and advanced integrated circuits [ 13 ]. It is estimated that ~70% of the indium consumed is used to produce indium-tin-oxide (ITO) thin film for flat panel displays [ 12 ].…”

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In-Vitro Study of Indium (III) Sulfate-Containing Medium on the Viability and Adhesion Behaviors of Human Dermal Fibroblast on Engineered Surfaces

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Tissues and organs consist of cells organized in specified patterns that support their function, as exemplified by tissues such as skin, muscle, and cornea. It is, therefore, important to understand how external cues, such as engineered surfaces or chemical contaminants, can influence the organization and morphology of cells. In this work, we studied the impact of indium sulfate on human dermal fibroblast (GM5565) viability, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), morphology, and alignment behavior on tantalum/silicon oxide parallel line/trench surface structures. The viability of cells was measured using the alamarBlue™ Cell Viability Reagent probe, while the ROS levels in cells were quantified using cell-permeant 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. Cell morphology and orientation on the engineered surfaces were characterized using fluorescence confocal and scanning electron microscopy. When cells were cultured in media containing indium (III) sulfate, the average cell viability decreased by as much as ~32% and the concentration of cellular ROS increased. Cell geometry became more circular and compact in the presence of indium sulfate. Even though actin microfilaments continue to preferentially adhere to tantalum-coated trenches in the presence of indium sulfate, the cells are less able to orient along the line axes of the chips. Interestingly, the indium sulfate-induced changes in cell alignment behavior are pattern dependent—a larger proportion of adherent cells on structures with line/trench widths in the range of 1 μm and 10 μm lose the ability to orient themselves, compared to those grown on structures with line widths smaller than 0.5 μm. Our results show that indium sulfate impacts the response of human fibroblasts to the surface structure to which they adhere and underscores the importance of evaluating cell behaviors on textured surfaces, especially in the presence of potential chemical contaminants.

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In-Vitro Study of Indium (III) Sulfate-Containing Medium on the Viability and Adhesion Behaviors of Human Dermal Fibroblast on Engineered Surfaces

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“…Among the device types of photovoltaic cells, much effort has been put into the thin film solar cells due to their flexible feature, low cost, light weights, etc. [4–6]. As for the film material, amorphous silicon (a-Si) is one of the most popular candidates [7–13].…”

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Absorption Amelioration of Amorphous Si Film by Introducing Metal Silicide Nanoparticles

Sun

Chen

et al. 2017

Nanoscale Res Lett

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Amorphous Si (a-Si) films with metal silicide are expected to enhance the absorption ability of pure a-Si films. In this present study, NiSi (20 nm)/Si (40 nm) and AlSi (20 nm)/Si (40 nm) bilayer thin films are deposited through radio frequency (RF) sputtering at room temperature. The influence of the film’s composition and the annealing temperature on the film’s optical absorption is investigated. The results show that all the NiSi/Si films and AlSi/Si films possess higher absorption ability compared to a pure a-Si film (60 nm). After annealing from 400 to 600 °C under vacuum for 1 h, the Si layer remains amorphous in both NiSi/Si films and AlSi/Si films, while the NiSi layer crystallizes into NiSi2 phase, whereas Al atoms diffuse through the whole film during the annealing process. Consequently, with increasing the annealing temperature, the optical absorption of NiSi/Si films increases, while that of AlSi/Si films obviously degrades.

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Comprehensive loss modeling in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

Kumar

Thakur

2019

Current Applied Physics

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Indium as a p-type dopant of thin film silicon solar cells

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

In-Vitro Study of Indium (III) Sulfate-Containing Medium on the Viability and Adhesion Behaviors of Human Dermal Fibroblast on Engineered Surfaces

In-Vitro Study of Indium (III) Sulfate-Containing Medium on the Viability and Adhesion Behaviors of Human Dermal Fibroblast on Engineered Surfaces

Absorption Amelioration of Amorphous Si Film by Introducing Metal Silicide Nanoparticles

Comprehensive loss modeling in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

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