Sinterless contacts to shallow junction InP solar cells

• Published in: LEOS 1992 Summer Topical Meeting Digest on Broadband Analog and Digital Optoelectronics, Optical Multiple Access Networks, Integrated Optoelectronics, and Smart Pixels pp. 318 - 321
• Main Authors: Weizer, V.G., Fatemi, N.S., Korenyi-Both, A.L.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 1992
• Subjects: Contacts; Etching; Heat treatment; Indium phosphide; Metallization; NASA; Photovoltaic cells; Space technology; Substrates; Thermal degradation

The authors describe two contact systems that provide low contact resistance to InP solar cells that do not require subjecting the current-carrying metallization to a postdeposition sintering process. It is shown that these two systems, one nickel-based and the other silver-based, provide contact re...