화학공학소재연구정보센터
Thin Solid Films, Vol.297, No.1-2, 285-290, 1997
Electrical, Photoelectrical and Electroluminescent Properties of Porous Si-C-Si Heterojunctions
Porous silicon-c-Si heterojunctions have been formed by the method of stain etching. A ZnO highly conductive thin film was used as a front transparent contact. The transport mechanism, photovoltaic and electroluminescent properties have been studied. The heterojunctions show a wide spectral response, from 400 to 1000 nm. The spectral dependence of the photocurrent in the region 400-600 nm depends on the reverse bias. Electroluminescence from the device structure in the visible region has been observed under forward bias. A model based on tunneling of minority carriers through a narrow energy barrier between ZnO and porous Si and the presence of a spike barrier and a conduction band discontinuity at the interface porous Si/c-Si is suggested for describing the properties of the heterojunctions.